What is the difference in military expenditure between Argentina and Ukraine?

1.31 trillion current LCU, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Ukraine: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Argentina

4.82 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Ukraine

3.51 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Argentina rank

17th

Ukraine rank

19th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Argentina
Ukraine

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 4.82 trillion current LCU against 3.51 trillion current LCU in Ukraine, a difference of 1.31 trillion current LCU.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Ukraine ranks 19th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.50 billion current LCU	2.24 billion current LCU	1.25 billion current LCU	Argentina
2000s	5.57 billion current LCU	13.52 billion current LCU	7.96 billion current LCU	Ukraine
2010s	58.56 billion current LCU	72.61 billion current LCU	14.05 billion current LCU	Ukraine
2020s	1.86 trillion current LCU	1.70 trillion current LCU	156.21 billion current LCU	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Argentina or Ukraine?: Argentina, at 4.82 trillion current LCU against 3.51 trillion current LCU in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Argentina and Ukraine?: 1.31 trillion current LCU, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Argentina ranks 17th and Ukraine ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)