Russia vs United States
Russia vs United States: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 19.8% of government spending in Russia and 8.3% of government spending in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 11.6 percentage points, or 2.4 times that in United States.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook United States.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 7 and United States ranked 34 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.8 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 18.6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 14.8 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| 2013 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 10.3 | 12.4 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| 2008 | 9.9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9.8 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| 2004 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| 2001 | 11.3 | 9.6 |
| 2000 | 10.8 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | – |
| 1998 | 6.9 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025