Military expenditure as a share of GDP rose 939% to 33.5% in Ukraine in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure as a share of GDP in Ukraine reached an all time high of 33.5% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.318% in 1992. When compared to Ukraine's main peers, military expenditure as a share of GDP in Poland amounted to 2.39%, 1.73% in Romania and 4.06% in Russia in 2022.
Ukraine has been ranked 1st within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure as a share of GDP, 64 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bulgaria | % | 1.24% | 1.22% | 1.45% | 3.13% | 1.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 1.77% | 1.71% | 1.67% | 1.68% | 1.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 0.996% | 0.957% | 1.09% | 1.15% | 1.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 1.15% | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.26% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 1.00% | 1.19% | 1.01% | 1.34% | 1.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.930% | 0.913% | 0.962% | 0.992% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 0.340% | 0.319% | 0.326% | 0.355% | 0.375% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 1.95% | 1.90% | 2.04% | 1.98% | 2.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 1.43% | 1.73% | 1.79% | 1.84% | 2.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 5.43% | 4.25% | 3.72% | 3.86% | 4.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 3.42% | 3.32% | 3.32% | 3.43% | 3.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 3.15% | 2.88% | 3.19% | 3.52% | 3.81% |
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