Russia’s military spending

Since Vladimir Putin took power in 2000, Russia’s military spending has soared 280 percent, from $23.6 billion to $65.9 billion

 
Military spending (as share of GDP) 	(in constant 2018 US$ billions, 2021 figure in current dollars)

2000: Putin becomes president, declares direct rule of Chechnya

Aug 2008: War in Georgia

Feb-Mar 2014: Russia invades and annexes Crimea from Ukraine

Sep 2015: Russian military intervention in Syrian civil war
				$79.0bn
$bn 70			$72.7bn			$65.9bn	% 
60 			$68.4bn				6				 
50		$46.6bn		5.5%			5
40		3.8%	3.9%		4.1%		4 
30	3.3%						3 
20 	$23.6bn						2 
10							1
0	2000 	2005 	2010 	2015 	2020 	2021	0


Feb 2022: Russia invades Ukraine


United States $801bn

Active frontline personnel: 1,400,000 
Tanks: 8,848 
Total aircraft: 13,892 
Submarines: 72


Russia	$65.9bn
   
Active frontline personnel: 766,055 
Tanks: 15,398 
Total aircraft: 3,429 
Submarines: 55


Sources: SIPRI, Macrotrends, Business Insider 
Picture: Getty Images 
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