Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“What recent estimate his Department has made of the percentage of Russia’s gross domestic product spent on its armed forces in each year since the invasion of Ukraine.”
Tabled: 8 October 2024Answered: 14 October 2024
Asked by
Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative — New Forest East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
Russia’s declared total military expenditure was around 4.7% of GDP in 2022. In 2023 it was 5.9% of GDP, and the forecast spending this year is up to around 7% of GDP. As the right hon. Gentleman knows very well, the public figures almost certainly do not tell the full story about Russian expenditure.