Russia vs Ukraine
Russia vs Ukraine: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 7.5% of GDP in Russia and 39.56% of GDP in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 32.06 percentage points, or 5.27 times that in Russia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 4 and Ukraine ranked 1 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5 | 39.56 |
| 2024 | 6.87 | 33.96 |
| 2023 | 5.27 | 36.03 |
| 2022 | 4.56 | 25.64 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.43 |
| 2020 | 4.15 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 3.85 | 4.07 |
| 2018 | 3.72 | 3.64 |
| 2017 | 4.25 | 3.24 |
| 2016 | 5.43 | 3.67 |
| 2015 | 4.87 | 3.85 |
| 2014 | 4.11 | 2.97 |
| 2013 | 3.85 | 2.39 |
| 2012 | 3.69 | 2.35 |
| 2011 | 3.43 | 2.26 |
| 2010 | 3.59 | 2.74 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 2.84 |
| 2008 | 3.15 | 2.67 |
| 2007 | 3.12 | 2.87 |
| 2006 | 3.25 | 2.77 |
| 2005 | 3.33 | 2.79 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 2.51 |
| 2003 | 3.67 | 2.75 |
| 2002 | 3.76 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.55 | 2.77 |
| 2000 | 3.31 | 3.51 |
| 1999 | 3.07 | 2.88 |
| 1998 | 2.73 | 3.24 |
| 1997 | 4.04 | 3.99 |
| 1996 | 3.76 | 3.18 |
| 1995 | 3.78 | 2.74 |
| 1994 | 4.52 | 2.42 |
| 1993 | 4.18 | 0.43 |
| 1992 | 4.43 | – |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025