On top of the unimaginable human suffering, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been enormously costly to the country from a financial point of view.

Ukraine spent $64.8 billion defending its territory last year, up from $44 billion in 2022, with the expenditure in terms of GDP rising from 25.9% to 36.7%. These are both major jumps from 2021 when Ukraine allocated just 3.4% of its GDP to its military.

According to the Kiel Institute's Ukraine Support Tracker, the nation received military, humanitarian, and direct financial aid worth $99 billion between the start of the war and February this year. That puts the total cost of the crisis at over $160 billion, and counting...

Now discover the countries that have offered Ukraine the most financial support

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