Kenya vs Sweden: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $26 in Kenya and $1,549 in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by $1,523, or 60 times that in Kenya.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | $26 2025 | $18 | 114 of 151 |
| Sweden | $1,549 2025 | $553 | 10 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Kenya ranked 114 and Sweden ranked 10 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Kenya | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26 | $1,549 |
| 2024 | $22 | $1,139 |
| 2023 | $19 | $835 |
| 2022 | $22 | $739 |
| 2021 | $23 | $731 |
| 2020 | $22 | $607 |
| 2019 | $22 | $571 |
| 2018 | $22 | $567 |
| 2017 | $21 | $554 |
| 2016 | $20 | $551 |
| 2015 | $18 | $553 |
| 2014 | $18 | $680 |
| 2013 | $19 | $683 |
| 2012 | $19 | $658 |
| 2011 | $15 | $672 |
| 2010 | $15 | $630 |
| 2009 | $15 | $547 |
| 2008 | $15 | $656 |
| 2007 | $13 | $701 |
| 2006 | $10 | $616 |
| 2005 | $9 | $612 |
| 2004 | $8 | $614 |
| 2003 | $7 | $593 |
| 2002 | $7 | $489 |
| 2001 | $6 | $465 |
| 2000 | $5 | $541 |
| 1999 | $5 | $582 |
| 1998 | $6 | $580 |
| 1997 | $6 | $588 |
| 1996 | $6 | $702 |
| 1995 | $6 | $650 |
| 1994 | $5 | $590 |
| 1993 | $4 | $577 |
| 1992 | $6 | $743 |
| 1991 | $8 | $724 |
| 1990 | $11 | $724 |
| 1989 | $11 | $595 |
| 1988 | $12 | $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