What is the difference in military spending between France and Ukraine?

9.35 billion constant 2022 US$, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ukraine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	64.67 billion constant 2022 US$	2.95 billion constant 2022 US$	61.72 billion constant 2022 US$	France
2000s	64.54 billion constant 2022 US$	3.73 billion constant 2022 US$	60.81 billion constant 2022 US$	France
2010s	60.42 billion constant 2022 US$	3.57 billion constant 2022 US$	56.86 billion constant 2022 US$	France
2020s	68.11 billion constant 2022 US$	32.47 billion constant 2022 US$	35.64 billion constant 2022 US$	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, France or Ukraine?: France, at 71.97 billion constant 2022 US$ against 62.62 billion constant 2022 US$ in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between France and Ukraine?: 9.35 billion constant 2022 US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do France and Ukraine rank globally for military spending?: France ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 8th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.