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Russian Federation
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#5out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

7.16.04.93.82.7199220082024Russian Federation · 2024: 7.05%Russian Federation

Analytical takeaways

  • Russian Federation records 7.05% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #5 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 4.43% in 1992 to 7.05% in 2024, a gain of 2.63%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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