Sweden vs Tajikistan
Sweden vs Tajikistan: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 5% of government spending in Sweden and 4.7% of government spending in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Tajikistan.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 76 and Tajikistan ranked 82 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Sweden | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | – |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | – |
| 2006 | 2.6 | – |
| 2005 | 2.7 | – |
| 2004 | 2.8 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 11.7 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 11.1 |
| 2001 | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 3.4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1997 | 3.4 | – |
| 1996 | 3.5 | – |
| 1995 | 3.5 | – |
| 1994 | 3.5 | – |
| 1993 | 3.5 | – |
| 1992 | 3.4 | – |
| 1991 | 3.7 | – |
| 1990 | 4.1 | – |
| 1989 | 4.1 | – |
| 1988 | 4.2 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Sweden vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025