Sweden Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Sweden military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $7.72B, a 1.85% increase from 2021.
  • Sweden military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $7.58B, a 20.91% increase from 2020.
  • Sweden military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $6.27B, a 7.39% increase from 2019.
  • Sweden military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $5.84B, a 1.86% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Sweden Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $7.72B 1.31%
2021 $7.58B 1.19%
2020 $6.27B 1.15%
2019 $5.84B 1.09%
2018 $5.73B 1.03%
2017 $5.53B 1.02%
2016 $5.43B 1.05%
2015 $5.39B 1.07%
2014 $6.56B 1.13%
2013 $6.53B 1.11%
2012 $6.24B 1.13%
2011 $6.32B 1.10%
2010 $5.89B 1.19%
2009 $5.06B 1.16%
2008 $6.02B 1.16%
2007 $6.39B 1.30%
2006 $5.58B 1.32%
2005 $5.52B 1.41%
2004 $5.51B 1.44%
2003 $5.31B 1.60%
2002 $4.35B 1.64%
2001 $4.13B 1.71%
2000 $4.79B 1.83%
1999 $5.15B 1.89%
1998 $5.04B 1.87%
1997 $5.20B 1.95%
1996 $6.20B 2.14%
1995 $5.73B 2.16%
1994 $5.15B 2.28%
1993 $5.01B 2.39%
1992 $6.42B 2.44%
1991 $6.22B 2.45%
1990 $6.17B 2.57%
1989 $5.03B 2.51%
1988 $4.92B 2.59%
1987 $4.47B 2.65%
1986 $3.58B 2.59%
1985 $2.80B 2.67%
1984 $2.67B 2.67%
1983 $2.63B 2.74%
1982 $2.98B 2.85%
1981 $3.49B 2.95%
1980 $3.79B 2.92%
1979 $3.37B 3.12%
1978 $2.87B 3.15%
1977 $2.56B 3.10%
1976 $2.35B 3.00%
1975 $2.23B 3.08%
1974 $1.86B 3.22%
1973 $1.70B 3.28%
1972 $1.46B 3.41%
1971 $1.24B 3.41%
1970 $1.12B 3.36%
1969 $1.02B 3.46%
1968 $0.94B 3.48%
1967 $0.92B 3.61%
1966 $0.91B 3.86%
1965 $0.84B 3.91%
1964 $0.76B 3.87%
1963 $0.70B 3.97%
1962 $0.64B 3.86%
1961 $0.56B 3.72%
1960 $0.53B 3.78%