South Korea vs Russia: Military expenditure

South Korea

64.88 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Russia

13.83 trillion current LCU

in 2024

South Korea rank

5th

Russia rank

8th

Military expenditure over time

South Korea currently reports 64.88 trillion current LCU against 13.83 trillion current LCU in Russia, a difference of 51.06 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 4.7 times Russia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Globally, South Korea ranks 5th and Russia ranks 8th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)