Norway vs Sweden
Norway vs Sweden: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $16.1B in Norway and $15B in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by $1.14B, or 1.08 times that in Sweden.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2025, Norway ranked 24 and Sweden ranked 26 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Norway | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.1B | $15B |
| 2024 | $10.8B | $12.1B |
| 2023 | $8.92B | $9.07B |
| 2022 | $8.47B | $8.25B |
| 2021 | $7.76B | $7.44B |
| 2020 | $7.54B | $6.75B |
| 2019 | $7.45B | $6.49B |
| 2018 | $7.04B | $5.96B |
| 2017 | $6.68B | $5.77B |
| 2016 | $6.05B | $5.77B |
| 2015 | $5.83B | $5.7B |
| 2014 | $5.87B | $5.64B |
| 2013 | $5.63B | $5.32B |
| 2012 | $5.5B | $5.29B |
| 2011 | $5.4B | $5.18B |
| 2010 | $5.3B | $5.51B |
| 2009 | $5.39B | $5.09B |
| 2008 | $5.08B | $5.19B |
| 2007 | $5.05B | $5.84B |
| 2006 | $4.75B | $5.69B |
| 2005 | $4.76B | $5.78B |
| 2004 | $5.06B | $5.7B |
| 2003 | $4.93B | $6.06B |
| 2002 | $5.13B | $6.11B |
| 2001 | $4.27B | $6.27B |
| 2000 | $4.24B | $6.61B |
| 1999 | $4.39B | $6.47B |
| 1998 | $4.36B | $6.23B |
| 1997 | $4.09B | $6.05B |
| 1996 | $4.16B | $6.38B |
| 1995 | $4.11B | $6.3B |
| 1994 | $4.55B | $6.28B |
| 1993 | $4.32B | $6.3B |
| 1992 | $4.64B | $6.32B |
| 1991 | $4.28B | $6.5B |
| 1990 | $4.41B | $6.9B |
| 1989 | $4.38B | $6.77B |
| 1988 | $4.27B | $6.7B |
| 1987 | $4.48B | $6.66B |
| 1986 | $4.21B | $6.24B |
| 1985 | $4.34B | $6.14B |
| 1984 | $3.77B | $6.05B |
| 1983 | $3.91B | $5.97B |
| 1982 | $3.75B | $6.04B |
| 1981 | $3.61B | $6.19B |
| 1980 | $3.57B | $6.3B |
| 1979 | $3.54B | $6.45B |
| 1978 | $3.45B | $6.21B |
| 1977 | $3.23B | $6.04B |
| 1976 | $3.17B | $5.99B |
| 1975 | $3.09B | $6B |
| 1974 | $2.85B | $5.85B |
| 1973 | $2.78B | $5.8B |
| 1972 | $2.76B | $5.78B |
| 1971 | $2.76B | $5.61B |
| 1970 | $2.69B | $5.49B |
| 1969 | $2.68B | $5.34B |
| 1968 | $2.54B | $5.07B |
| 1967 | $2.4B | $5.07B |
| 1966 | $2.32B | $5.2B |
| 1965 | $2.34B | $5.15B |
| 1964 | $2.02B | $4.86B |
| 1963 | $1.99B | $4.62B |
| 1962 | $1.91B | $4.33B |
| 1961 | $1.73B | $4.03B |
| 1960 | $1.59B | $3.84B |
| 1959 | $1.67B | – |
| 1958 | $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
Norway vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyNorway: 83.3 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorway: 98.8% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionNorway: 3.77% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorway: 5.52 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorway: 1.11% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorway: 83.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageNorway: 39.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorway: 18.5% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personNorway: $3,040 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorway: 25,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorway: 407 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorway: 415 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025