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Countries/Russia

Defense

Russia · 9 indicators

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Defense

Russia — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
6.9% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

Russia — Defense spending — % of government expenditure

Military expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.
18.6%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

Russia — Armed forces at a glance

1,320,000​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈2,000,000
    Reserves
  • ≈340,000
    Gendarmerie (paramilitary)
  • ≈2,000
    Main battle tanks
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI · FAS· Data 2024
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Defense

Russia — Military spending (USD)

Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.
149.4BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Russia — Active military personnel

Number of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.
1.5M​
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Russia — Arms exports

Value of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.
2BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

Russia — Arms imports

Value of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.
315MUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Defense

Russia — Military personnel (% labour force)

Share of military personnel in the labour force.
2%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Russia — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)

Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.
13.8TEUR
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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