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

29.48 billion current USD, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Ukraine: Military expenditure (current USD)

Germany

113.59 billion current USD

in 2025

Ukraine

84.11 billion current USD

in 2025

Germany rank

4th

Ukraine rank

7th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Germany
Ukraine

How they compare

Germany currently reports 113.59 billion current USD against 84.11 billion current USD in Ukraine, a difference of 29.48 billion current USD.

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

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

Germany ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.82 billion current USD	1.14 billion current USD	32.68 billion current USD	Germany
2000s	35.01 billion current USD	2.43 billion current USD	32.58 billion current USD	Germany
2010s	43.74 billion current USD	4.15 billion current USD	39.59 billion current USD	Germany
2020s	72.40 billion current USD	44.90 billion current USD	27.50 billion current USD	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Germany or Ukraine?: Germany, at 113.59 billion current USD against 84.11 billion current USD in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Germany and Ukraine?: 29.48 billion current USD, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Germany and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Germany ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)