What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?

0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?

72 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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.

Russian Federation vs Sri Lanka: Military spending as a share of GDP

Russian Federation

2.1%

in 2019

Sri Lanka

2.0%

in 2019

Russian Federation rank

40th

Sri Lanka rank

43rd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Russian Federation
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1940s	13.3%	0.2%	13.1%	Russian Federation
1950s	17.3%	0.5%	16.8%	Russian Federation
1960s	17.0%	0.7%	16.4%	Russian Federation
1970s	15.3%	0.6%	14.8%	Russian Federation
1980s	14.1%	1.3%	12.8%	Russian Federation
1990s	6.0%	2.6%	3.4%	Russian Federation
2000s	2.7%	2.2%	0.5%	Russian Federation
2010s	2.0%	2.2%	0.2%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Russian Federation or Sri Lanka?: Russian Federation, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?: 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?: 72 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Sri Lanka rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Russian Federation ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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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Indicator: Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).