Germany vs Russia: Military spending

Germany

106.73 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Russia

158.24 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Germany rank

4th

Russia rank

3rd

Military spending over time

Germany
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 158.24 billion constant 2024 US$ against 106.73 billion constant 2024 US$ in Germany, a difference of 51.51 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
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.