diff --git a/python/ray/state.py b/python/ray/state.py
index d176689019a33..d16a6f3ca40ba 100644
--- a/python/ray/state.py
+++ b/python/ray/state.py
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ def cluster_resources(self):
                 for key, value in client["Resources"].items():
                     resources[key] += value
         for k, v in resources.items():
-            resources[k] = format_resource(k, v)
+            resources[k] = format_resource(k, v, use_float=True)
         return dict(resources)
 
     def _live_client_ids(self):
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ def available_resources(self):
         subscribe_client.close()
 
         for k, v in total_available_resources.items():
-            total_available_resources[k] = format_resource(k, v)
+            total_available_resources[k] = format_resource(k, v, use_float=True)
         return dict(total_available_resources)
 
     def _error_messages(self, job_id):
diff --git a/python/ray/utils.py b/python/ray/utils.py
index 7eec64c642863..b332f1c8c98cc 100644
--- a/python/ray/utils.py
+++ b/python/ray/utils.py
@@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ def resources_from_resource_arguments(
     return resources
 
 
-def format_resource(resource_name, quantity):
+def format_resource(resource_name, quantity, use_float=False):
     if resource_name in ["object_store_memory", "memory"]:
-        return "{} GiB".format(
-            round(ray_constants.from_memory_units(quantity) / (1024**3), 2))
+        value = round(ray_constants.from_memory_units(quantity) / (1024**3), 2)
+        return value if use_float else "{} GiB".format(value) 
     if isinstance(quantity, float) and quantity.is_integer():
         quantity = int(quantity)
     return round(quantity, 2)