Türkiye vs Ukraine
Türkiye vs Ukraine: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $342 in Türkiye and $2,197 in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by $1,855, or 6.42 times that in Türkiye.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Türkiye ranked 49 and Ukraine ranked 7 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Türkiye | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $342 | $2,197 |
| 2024 | $286 | $1,730 |
| 2023 | $221 | $1,717 |
| 2022 | $173 | $943 |
| 2021 | $176 | $154 |
| 2020 | $184 | $153 |
| 2019 | $241 | $139 |
| 2018 | $234 | $105 |
| 2017 | $214 | $80 |
| 2016 | $220 | $75 |
| 2015 | $198 | $76 |
| 2014 | $228 | $86 |
| 2013 | $243 | $95 |
| 2012 | $237 | $89 |
| 2011 | $231 | $79 |
| 2010 | $242 | $80 |
| 2009 | $223 | $74 |
| 2008 | $236 | $103 |
| 2007 | $213 | $87 |
| 2006 | $187 | $63 |
| 2005 | $175 | $50 |
| 2004 | $160 | $35 |
| 2003 | $152 | $29 |
| 2002 | $136 | $24 |
| 2001 | $110 | $22 |
| 2000 | $154 | $23 |
| 1999 | $155 | $19 |
| 1998 | $139 | $28 |
| 1997 | $125 | $41 |
| 1996 | $122 | $28 |
| 1995 | $109 | $20 |
| 1994 | $89 | $18 |
| 1993 | $121 | $3 |
| 1992 | $107 | – |
| 1991 | $100 | – |
| 1990 | $96 | – |
| 1989 | $62 | – |
| 1988 | $50 | – |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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
Türkiye vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025