South Korea vs Ukraine: Military expenditure

South Korea

47.57 billion current USD

in 2024

Ukraine

64.70 billion current USD

in 2024

South Korea rank

11th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military expenditure over time

Ukraine currently reports 64.70 billion current USD against 47.57 billion current USD in South Korea, a difference of 17.13 billion current USD.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)