Military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Military spending as a share of government spending was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation, 1998–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government spending.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 19.8% for military spending as a share of government spending in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation peaked at 19.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1998.
Russian Federation ranks 10th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of government spending | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.9% | — |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +26.3% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 10.3% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation?
- Military spending as a share of government spending in Russian Federation was 19.8% 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 government spending recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1998.
- How does Russian Federation rank for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Russian Federation ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of government spending rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by government spending.