Russia vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

Russia

148.97 billion current USD

in 2024

United Kingdom

81.76 billion current USD

in 2024

Russia rank

3rd

United Kingdom rank

6th

Military expenditure over time

Russia currently reports 148.97 billion current USD against 81.76 billion current USD in United Kingdom, a difference of 67.20 billion current USD.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Russia ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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)