Finland vs Sweden
Finland vs Sweden: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,437 in Finland and $1,549 in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by $112, or 1.08 times that in Finland.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Finland.
- In 2025, Finland ranked 11 and Sweden ranked 10 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Finland | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,437 | $1,549 |
| 2024 | $1,159 | $1,139 |
| 2023 | $1,060 | $835 |
| 2022 | $803 | $739 |
| 2021 | $693 | $731 |
| 2020 | $702 | $607 |
| 2019 | $659 | $571 |
| 2018 | $681 | $567 |
| 2017 | $628 | $554 |
| 2016 | $623 | $551 |
| 2015 | $622 | $553 |
| 2014 | $732 | $680 |
| 2013 | $767 | $683 |
| 2012 | $730 | $658 |
| 2011 | $764 | $672 |
| 2010 | $695 | $630 |
| 2009 | $743 | $547 |
| 2008 | $750 | $656 |
| 2007 | $626 | $701 |
| 2006 | $596 | $616 |
| 2005 | $573 | $612 |
| 2004 | $555 | $614 |
| 2003 | $477 | $593 |
| 2002 | $312 | $489 |
| 2001 | $286 | $465 |
| 2000 | $302 | $541 |
| 1999 | $321 | $582 |
| 1998 | $381 | $580 |
| 1997 | $379 | $588 |
| 1996 | $395 | $702 |
| 1995 | $374 | $650 |
| 1994 | $346 | $590 |
| 1993 | $320 | $577 |
| 1992 | $413 | $743 |
| 1991 | $440 | $724 |
| 1990 | $431 | $724 |
| 1989 | $357 | $595 |
| 1988 | $345 | $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
Finland vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025