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

17.13 billion current USD, with Ukraine ahead.

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

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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Ukraine: Military expenditure

Korea

47.57 billion current USD

in 2024

Ukraine

64.70 billion current USD

in 2024

Korea rank

11th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military expenditure over time

Korea
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 64.70 billion current USD against 47.57 billion current USD in Korea, a difference of 17.13 billion current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.68 billion current USD	1.14 billion current USD	12.54 billion current USD	Korea
2000s	20.02 billion current USD	2.43 billion current USD	17.60 billion current USD	Korea
2010s	36.28 billion current USD	4.15 billion current USD	32.13 billion current USD	Korea
2020s	47.75 billion current USD	36.91 billion current USD	10.84 billion current USD	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Korea or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 64.70 billion current USD against 47.57 billion current USD in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Korea and Ukraine?: 17.13 billion current USD, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Korea and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Korea ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 167 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: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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