Ukraine
National power in Ukraine
National power in Ukraine: 2.32% of world capability in 1991 and 0.86% of world capability in 2022, by Correlates of War estimates.
- Latest, 2022
- 0.86% of world capability
- Since 1991
- −1.46 percentage points
- Rank, 2022
- 23 of 195
- counting from the highest
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- The highest was 2.32% of world capability in 1991, the lowest 0.64% of world capability in 2021.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 0.82 |
| 2011 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.98 |
| 2007 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 1.52 |
| 1995 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | 1.94 |
| 1992 | 2.28 |
| 1991 | 2.32 |
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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- Military spending39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per person$2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spending62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel298,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workers1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports120 million TIV in 2025