What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and Mongolia?

45.31 billion current LCU, with Mongolia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mongolia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Mongolia: Military expenditure

Kazakhstan

567.75 billion current LCU

in 2024

Mongolia

613.07 billion current LCU

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

34th

Mongolia rank

33rd

Military expenditure over time

Kazakhstan
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 613.07 billion current LCU against 567.75 billion current LCU in Kazakhstan, a difference of 45.31 billion current LCU.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mongolia ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 34th and Mongolia ranks 33rd of 167 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.18 billion current LCU	11.75 billion current LCU	431.29 million current LCU	Kazakhstan
2000s	91.44 billion current LCU	42.06 billion current LCU	49.37 billion current LCU	Kazakhstan
2010s	418.29 billion current LCU	177.67 billion current LCU	240.62 billion current LCU	Kazakhstan
2020s	592.96 billion current LCU	365.46 billion current LCU	227.50 billion current LCU	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kazakhstan or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 613.07 billion current LCU against 567.75 billion current LCU in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and Mongolia?: 45.31 billion current LCU, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mongolia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Mongolia rank globally for military expenditure?: Kazakhstan ranks 34th and Mongolia ranks 33rd of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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