Pakistan vs Sweden
Pakistan vs Sweden: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $11.5B in Pakistan and $15B in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by $3.47B, or 1.3 times that in Pakistan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 31 and Sweden ranked 26 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.5B | $15B |
| 2024 | $10.3B | $12.1B |
| 2023 | $9.78B | $9.07B |
| 2022 | $11.2B | $8.25B |
| 2021 | $12B | $7.44B |
| 2020 | $11.5B | $6.75B |
| 2019 | $11.7B | $6.49B |
| 2018 | $11.8B | $5.96B |
| 2017 | $10.6B | $5.77B |
| 2016 | $9.66B | $5.77B |
| 2015 | $9.34B | $5.7B |
| 2014 | $8.6B | $5.64B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $5.32B |
| 2012 | $7.9B | $5.29B |
| 2011 | $7.45B | $5.18B |
| 2010 | $7.07B | $5.51B |
| 2009 | $6.76B | $5.09B |
| 2008 | $6.56B | $5.19B |
| 2007 | $6.96B | $5.84B |
| 2006 | $6.91B | $5.69B |
| 2005 | $6.8B | $5.78B |
| 2004 | $6.53B | $5.7B |
| 2003 | $6.27B | $6.06B |
| 2002 | $5.87B | $6.11B |
| 2001 | $5.46B | $6.27B |
| 2000 | $5.1B | $6.61B |
| 1999 | $5.09B | $6.47B |
| 1998 | $5.04B | $6.23B |
| 1997 | $5.04B | $6.05B |
| 1996 | $5.27B | $6.38B |
| 1995 | $5.27B | $6.3B |
| 1994 | $5.18B | $6.28B |
| 1993 | $5.33B | $6.3B |
| 1992 | $5.36B | $6.32B |
| 1991 | $5.04B | $6.5B |
| 1990 | $4.71B | $6.9B |
| 1989 | $4.46B | $6.77B |
| 1988 | $4.45B | $6.7B |
| 1987 | $4.3B | $6.66B |
| 1986 | $3.93B | $6.24B |
| 1985 | $3.65B | $6.14B |
| 1984 | $3.36B | $6.05B |
| 1983 | $3.12B | $5.97B |
| 1982 | $2.8B | $6.04B |
| 1981 | $2.32B | $6.19B |
| 1980 | $2.14B | $6.3B |
| 1979 | $1.98B | $6.45B |
| 1978 | $1.87B | $6.21B |
| 1977 | $1.76B | $6.04B |
| 1976 | $1.77B | $5.99B |
| 1975 | $1.75B | $6B |
| 1974 | $1.67B | $5.85B |
| 1973 | $1.68B | $5.8B |
| 1972 | $1.8B | $5.78B |
| 1971 | $1.6B | $5.61B |
| 1970 | $1.44B | $5.49B |
| 1969 | $1.32B | $5.34B |
| 1968 | $1.21B | $5.07B |
| 1967 | $1.18B | $5.07B |
| 1966 | $1.45B | $5.2B |
| 1965 | $1.24B | $5.15B |
| 1964 | $770M | $4.86B |
| 1963 | $683M | $4.62B |
| 1962 | $632M | $4.33B |
| 1961 | $660M | $4.03B |
| 1960 | $666M | $3.84B |
| 1959 | $640M | – |
| 1958 | $543M | – |
| 1957 | $523M | – |
| 1956 | $630M | – |
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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
Pakistan vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025