Pakistan vs Switzerland: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $11.5B in Pakistan and $7.15B in Switzerland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by $4.33B, or 1.61 times that in Switzerland.
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Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | $11.5B 2025 | $9.34B | 31 of 151 |
| Switzerland | $7.15B 2025 | $5.31B | 38 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 31 and Switzerland ranked 38 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.5B | $7.15B |
| 2024 | $10.3B | $6.54B |
| 2023 | $9.78B | $6.51B |
| 2022 | $11.2B | $6.33B |
| 2021 | $12B | $6.04B |
| 2020 | $11.5B | $6.53B |
| 2019 | $11.7B | $6.01B |
| 2018 | $11.8B | $5.6B |
| 2017 | $10.6B | $5.56B |
| 2016 | $9.66B | $5.52B |
| 2015 | $9.34B | $5.31B |
| 2014 | $8.6B | $5.1B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $5.63B |
| 2012 | $7.9B | $5.18B |
| 2011 | $7.45B | $5.28B |
| 2010 | $7.07B | $5.14B |
| 2009 | $6.76B | $5.33B |
| 2008 | $6.56B | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $6.96B | $5.2B |
| 2006 | $6.91B | $5.17B |
| 2005 | $6.8B | $5.43B |
| 2004 | $6.53B | $5.52B |
| 2003 | $6.27B | $5.62B |
| 2002 | $5.87B | $5.77B |
| 2001 | $5.46B | $6.03B |
| 2000 | $5.1B | $6.18B |
| 1999 | $5.09B | $6.27B |
| 1998 | $5.04B | $6.77B |
| 1997 | $5.04B | $6.79B |
| 1996 | $5.27B | $7.05B |
| 1995 | $5.27B | $7.45B |
| 1994 | $5.18B | $7.36B |
| 1993 | $5.33B | $7.43B |
| 1992 | $5.36B | $8.36B |
| 1991 | $5.04B | $8.61B |
| 1990 | $4.71B | $8.92B |
| 1989 | $4.46B | $8.41B |
| 1988 | $4.45B | $8.25B |
| 1987 | $4.3B | $7.9B |
| 1986 | $3.93B | $8.21B |
| 1985 | $3.65B | $8.66B |
| 1984 | $3.36B | $7.87B |
| 1983 | $3.12B | $7.79B |
| 1982 | $2.8B | $7.69B |
| 1981 | $2.32B | $7.38B |
| 1980 | $2.14B | $7.39B |
| 1979 | $1.98B | $7.43B |
| 1978 | $1.87B | $7.11B |
| 1977 | $1.76B | $7.1B |
| 1976 | $1.77B | $7.49B |
| 1975 | $1.75B | $6.61B |
| 1974 | $1.67B | $7.01B |
| 1973 | $1.68B | $7.03B |
| 1972 | $1.8B | $7.26B |
| 1971 | $1.6B | $7.12B |
| 1970 | $1.44B | $6.85B |
| 1969 | $1.32B | $6.66B |
| 1968 | $1.21B | $6.24B |
| 1967 | $1.18B | $6.55B |
| 1966 | $1.45B | $6.72B |
| 1965 | $1.24B | $6.39B |
| 1964 | $770M | $6.34B |
| 1963 | $683M | $5.85B |
| 1962 | $632M | $5.62B |
| 1961 | $660M | $5.08B |
| 1960 | $666M | $4.36B |
| 1959 | $640M | $4.66B |
| 1958 | $543M | $4.81B |
| 1957 | $523M | $4.51B |
| 1956 | $630M | – |
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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.
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