Philippines vs Switzerland
Philippines vs Switzerland: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.3% of GDP in Philippines and 0.76% of GDP in Switzerland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.54 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in Switzerland.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2025, Philippines ranked 96 and Switzerland ranked 127 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Philippines | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 | 0.76 |
| 2024 | 1.19 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 1.18 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 1.41 | 0.67 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 0.77 |
| 2019 | 1.13 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 1.18 | 0.65 |
| 2017 | 1.17 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 1.05 | 0.66 |
| 2015 | 1.09 | 0.65 |
| 2014 | 1.04 | 0.63 |
| 2013 | 1.19 | 0.71 |
| 2012 | 1.11 | 0.67 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 0.69 |
| 2010 | 1.17 | 0.69 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 0.73 |
| 2008 | 1.25 | 0.72 |
| 2007 | 1.29 | 0.72 |
| 2006 | 1.26 | 0.75 |
| 2005 | 1.28 | 0.83 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 0.89 |
| 2003 | 1.55 | 0.93 |
| 2002 | 1.47 | 0.96 |
| 2001 | 1.47 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 1.61 | 1.03 |
| 1999 | 1.62 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 1.19 |
| 1997 | 1.91 | 1.22 |
| 1996 | 2.27 | 1.28 |
| 1995 | 2.29 | 1.36 |
| 1994 | 2.17 | 1.33 |
| 1993 | 2.16 | 1.37 |
| 1992 | 2.04 | 1.52 |
| 1991 | 2.01 | 1.54 |
| 1990 | 2.15 | 1.57 |
| 1989 | 2.24 | 1.52 |
| 1988 | 2.46 | 1.57 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 1.56 |
| 1986 | 1.99 | 1.66 |
| 1985 | 1.98 | 1.83 |
| 1984 | 1.64 | 1.7 |
| 1983 | 2.41 | 1.75 |
| 1982 | 2.6 | 1.73 |
| 1981 | 2.76 | 1.66 |
| 1980 | 2.71 | 1.68 |
| 1979 | 2.97 | 2.04 |
| 1978 | 2.58 | 1.97 |
| 1977 | 3.62 | 2.02 |
| 1976 | 3.93 | 2.16 |
| 1975 | – | 1.9 |
| 1974 | 3.56 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 2.81 | 1.86 |
| 1972 | 2.34 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.07 | 2.05 |
| 1970 | 2.16 | 2.1 |
| 1969 | 2.09 | 2.2 |
| 1968 | 1.87 | 2.18 |
| 1967 | 1.74 | 2.38 |
| 1966 | 1.65 | 2.53 |
| 1965 | 1.55 | 2.47 |
| 1964 | 1.71 | 2.54 |
| 1963 | 1.86 | 2.52 |
| 1962 | 1.81 | 2.57 |
| 1961 | 1.7 | 2.47 |
| 1960 | 1.78 | 2.34 |
| 1959 | 1.84 | 2.71 |
| 1958 | 1.96 | 2.99 |
| 1957 | – | 2.83 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Philippines vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025