Canada vs Sweden: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $939 in Canada and $1,549 in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by $610, or 1.65 times that in Canada.
CanadaSweden
Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $939 2025 | $509 | 23 of 151 |
| Sweden | $1,549 2025 | $553 | 10 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2025, Canada ranked 23 and Sweden ranked 10 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Canada | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $939 | $1,549 |
| 2024 | $774 | $1,139 |
| 2023 | $739 | $835 |
| 2022 | $651 | $739 |
| 2021 | $644 | $731 |
| 2020 | $617 | $607 |
| 2019 | $567 | $571 |
| 2018 | $583 | $567 |
| 2017 | $584 | $554 |
| 2016 | $483 | $551 |
| 2015 | $509 | $553 |
| 2014 | $555 | $680 |
| 2013 | $527 | $683 |
| 2012 | $589 | $658 |
| 2011 | $622 | $672 |
| 2010 | $568 | $630 |
| 2009 | $563 | $547 |
| 2008 | $582 | $656 |
| 2007 | $529 | $701 |
| 2006 | $454 | $616 |
| 2005 | $402 | $612 |
| 2004 | $355 | $614 |
| 2003 | $314 | $593 |
| 2002 | $271 | $489 |
| 2001 | $270 | $465 |
| 2000 | $270 | $541 |
| 1999 | $270 | $582 |
| 1998 | $257 | $580 |
| 1997 | $266 | $588 |
| 1996 | $291 | $702 |
| 1995 | $313 | $650 |
| 1994 | $330 | $590 |
| 1993 | $358 | $577 |
| 1992 | $381 | $743 |
| 1991 | $405 | $724 |
| 1990 | $414 | $724 |
| 1989 | $396 | $595 |
| 1988 | $370 | $585 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time