Latvia vs Russian Federation: Military spending as a share of GDP
Latvia
2.0%
in 2019
Russian Federation
2.1%
in 2019
Latvia rank
42nd
Russian Federation rank
40th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Latvia ranks 42nd and Russian Federation ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5% | 13.8% | 13.3% | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 15.2% | 14.6% | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 11.3% | 10.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 11.6% | 10.5% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 5.2% | 4.7% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Latvia or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Latvia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Latvia and Russian Federation?
- 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Russian Federation?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2019.
- How do Latvia and Russian Federation rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 42nd and Russian Federation ranks 40th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).