Russian Federation vs Chinese Taipei: Military spending as a share of GDP
Russian Federation
2.1%
in 2019
Chinese Taipei
2.0%
in 2019
Russian Federation rank
40th
Chinese Taipei rank
41st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Russian Federation
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 40th and Chinese Taipei ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 7 and Chinese Taipei in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.3% | 6.8% | 7.5% | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 17.3% | 7.1% | 10.2% | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 17.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 5.6% | 9.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 5.9% | 8.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Chinese Taipei |
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 Chinese Taipei?
- Russian Federation, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Chinese Taipei as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Russian Federation and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Chinese Taipei?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2019.
- How do Russian Federation and Chinese Taipei rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 40th and Chinese Taipei ranks 41st 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).