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Military Nation Spending Listing 2019

Countries Spending The Most on their Military Spending

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4. Russian Fenderation

- Military expenditure (2017): $66.3 billion
- Military expenditure as a % of general government expenditure (2017): data not available
- Military expenditure per capita (2017): $459 (#23 among countries)
A stagnating Russian economy has led to declines in military spending for the first time since the country defaulted on its debts in 1998. Russia's increased military spending reflects its willingness to become engaged with conflicts around the world. The annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014 led to a military face-off with Ukraine, increasing tensions in the former Soviet-bloc, and worldwide condemnation. Russia is also involved in Syria's ongoing civil war, backing Bashar al-Assad's regime. In addition, it has sent troops to Venezuela at the request of President Nicolás Maduro. Such commitments might have to shrink if Russia's military budget continues to do so as well.
(NOTE: No GDP data was available for Russia in this dataset.)

In 2022 Russia declared war on the Ukraine
the current declaration of expenditure is much disputed based on standards of equipment used within the theatre.