Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.61B in Finland and $16.1B in Norway, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by $8.48B, or 2.11 times that in Finland.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
- In 2025, Finland ranked 36 and Norway ranked 24 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.61B | $16.1B |
| 2024 | $6.5B | $10.8B |
| 2023 | $6.03B | $8.92B |
| 2022 | $4.94B | $8.47B |
| 2021 | $4.05B | $7.76B |
| 2020 | $4.34B | $7.54B |
| 2019 | $4.16B | $7.45B |
| 2018 | $4.12B | $7.04B |
| 2017 | $4.01B | $6.68B |
| 2016 | $4.08B | $6.05B |
| 2015 | $4.06B | $5.83B |
| 2014 | $3.97B | $5.87B |
| 2013 | $4.18B | $5.63B |
| 2012 | $4.16B | $5.5B |
| 2011 | $4.11B | $5.4B |
| 2010 | $4.04B | $5.3B |
| 2009 | $4.14B | $5.39B |
| 2008 | $3.94B | $5.08B |
| 2007 | $3.65B | $5.05B |
| 2006 | $3.88B | $4.75B |
| 2005 | $3.81B | $4.76B |
| 2004 | $3.7B | $5.06B |
| 2003 | $3.49B | $4.93B |
| 2002 | $2.75B | $5.13B |
| 2001 | $2.7B | $4.27B |
| 2000 | $2.83B | $4.24B |
| 1999 | $2.68B | $4.39B |
| 1998 | $3.07B | $4.36B |
| 1997 | $3.01B | $4.09B |
| 1996 | $2.8B | $4.16B |
| 1995 | $2.53B | $4.11B |
| 1994 | $2.81B | $4.55B |
| 1993 | $2.85B | $4.32B |
| 1992 | $2.94B | $4.64B |
| 1991 | $2.88B | $4.28B |
| 1990 | $2.76B | $4.41B |
| 1989 | $2.71B | $4.38B |
| 1988 | $2.72B | $4.27B |
| 1987 | $2.58B | $4.48B |
| 1986 | $2.59B | $4.21B |
| 1985 | $2.43B | $4.34B |
| 1984 | $2.26B | $3.77B |
| 1983 | $2.46B | $3.91B |
| 1982 | $2.15B | $3.75B |
| 1981 | $1.97B | $3.61B |
| 1980 | $2.11B | $3.57B |
| 1979 | $1.81B | $3.54B |
| 1978 | $1.62B | $3.45B |
| 1977 | $1.56B | $3.23B |
| 1976 | $1.52B | $3.17B |
| 1975 | $1.72B | $3.09B |
| 1974 | $1.48B | $2.85B |
| 1973 | $1.57B | $2.78B |
| 1972 | $1.51B | $2.76B |
| 1971 | $1.31B | $2.76B |
| 1970 | $1.21B | $2.69B |
| 1969 | $1.14B | $2.68B |
| 1968 | $1.24B | $2.54B |
| 1967 | $1.09B | $2.4B |
| 1966 | $1.11B | $2.32B |
| 1965 | $1.13B | $2.34B |
| 1964 | $1.11B | $2.02B |
| 1963 | $1.12B | $1.99B |
| 1962 | $1.42B | $1.91B |
| 1961 | $1.01B | $1.73B |
| 1960 | $873M | $1.59B |
| 1959 | $831M | $1.67B |
| 1958 | $707M | $1.58B |
| 1957 | – | $1.7B |
| 1956 | – | $1.61B |
| 1955 | – | $1.64B |
| 1954 | – | $1.99B |
| 1953 | – | $1.94B |
| 1952 | – | $1.54B |
| 1951 | – | $1.16B |
| 1950 | – | $835M |
| 1949 | – | $952M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- 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
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Norway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Norway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Norway: $3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Norway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025