Military spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Military spending as a share of GDP was 7.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 1992–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation is 7.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 7.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1998.
That places Russian Federation 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +30.4% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -11.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 271,767 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2021)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 7.5% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.