Indonesia vs Switzerland
Indonesia vs Switzerland: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $15.3B in Indonesia and $7.15B in Switzerland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $8.18B, or 2.14 times that in Switzerland.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 25 and Switzerland ranked 38 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.3B | $7.15B |
| 2024 | $12B | $6.54B |
| 2023 | $11.1B | $6.51B |
| 2022 | $10.1B | $6.33B |
| 2021 | $8.77B | $6.04B |
| 2020 | $9.68B | $6.53B |
| 2019 | $8.31B | $6.01B |
| 2018 | $7.92B | $5.6B |
| 2017 | $9.01B | $5.56B |
| 2016 | $7.82B | $5.52B |
| 2015 | $8.37B | $5.31B |
| 2014 | $7.2B | $5.1B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $5.63B |
| 2012 | $6.08B | $5.18B |
| 2011 | $5.3B | $5.28B |
| 2010 | $4.62B | $5.14B |
| 2009 | $3.93B | $5.33B |
| 2008 | $3.75B | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $4.03B | $5.2B |
| 2006 | $3.36B | $5.17B |
| 2005 | $3.3B | $5.43B |
| 2004 | $3.8B | $5.52B |
| 2003 | $3.4B | $5.62B |
| 2002 | $2.53B | $5.77B |
| 2001 | $2.09B | $6.03B |
| 2000 | $2.36B | $6.18B |
| 1999 | $2.29B | $6.27B |
| 1998 | $3.01B | $6.77B |
| 1997 | $4.61B | $6.79B |
| 1996 | $3.51B | $7.05B |
| 1995 | $3.13B | $7.45B |
| 1994 | $2.98B | $7.36B |
| 1993 | $2.69B | $7.43B |
| 1992 | $2.81B | $8.36B |
| 1991 | $2.61B | $8.61B |
| 1990 | $2.56B | $8.92B |
| 1989 | $2.32B | $8.41B |
| 1988 | $2.26B | $8.25B |
| 1987 | $2.37B | $7.9B |
| 1986 | $2.6B | $8.21B |
| 1985 | $2.64B | $8.66B |
| 1984 | $2.66B | $7.87B |
| 1983 | $2.66B | $7.79B |
| 1982 | $2.89B | $7.69B |
| 1981 | $2.93B | $7.38B |
| 1980 | $2.6B | $7.39B |
| 1979 | $2.24B | $7.43B |
| 1978 | $1.94B | $7.11B |
| 1977 | $1.77B | $7.1B |
| 1976 | $1.71B | $7.49B |
| 1975 | $1.71B | $6.61B |
| 1974 | $1.34B | $7.01B |
| 1973 | – | $7.03B |
| 1972 | – | $7.26B |
| 1971 | – | $7.12B |
| 1970 | – | $6.85B |
| 1969 | – | $6.66B |
| 1968 | – | $6.24B |
| 1967 | – | $6.55B |
| 1966 | – | $6.72B |
| 1965 | – | $6.39B |
| 1964 | – | $6.34B |
| 1963 | – | $5.85B |
| 1962 | – | $5.62B |
| 1961 | – | $5.08B |
| 1960 | – | $4.36B |
| 1959 | – | $4.66B |
| 1958 | – | $4.81B |
| 1957 | – | $4.51B |
- 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
Indonesia vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025