France vs Ukraine: Military spending

France

71.97 billion constant 2022 US$

in 2023

Ukraine

62.62 billion constant 2022 US$

in 2023

France rank

7th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military spending over time

France
Ukraine

How they compare

France currently reports 71.97 billion constant 2022 US$ against 62.62 billion constant 2022 US$ in Ukraine, a difference of 9.35 billion constant 2022 US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2022 US$
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, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.