2026-04-02 · percent of global GDP (population-weighted)

Russia’s defense burden rose as a GDP share

Sanctions and war shifted both numerator and denominator.

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Context

Our World in Data charts Russian military spending rising as a share of GDP after 2022.

GDP shocks affect the ratio.