What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and United States?

272.09 billion current LCU, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Kazakhstan vs United States: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Kazakhstan

682.30 billion current LCU

in 2025

United States

954.39 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

34th

United States rank

31st

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Kazakhstan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 954.39 billion current LCU against 682.30 billion current LCU in Kazakhstan, a difference of 272.09 billion current LCU.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.18 billion current LCU	298.70 billion current LCU	286.52 billion current LCU	United States
2000s	91.44 billion current LCU	500.77 billion current LCU	409.33 billion current LCU	United States
2010s	418.29 billion current LCU	687.98 billion current LCU	269.69 billion current LCU	United States
2020s	604.49 billion current LCU	886.77 billion current LCU	282.28 billion current LCU	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kazakhstan or United States?: United States, at 954.39 billion current LCU against 682.30 billion current LCU in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and United States?: 272.09 billion current LCU, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for military expenditure?: Kazakhstan ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st 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)