Switzerland vs Thailand: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $849 in Switzerland and $84 in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by $765, or 10 times that in Thailand.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | $849 2025 | $549 | 27 of 151 |
| Thailand | $84 2025 | $77 | 81 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Switzerland ranked 27 and Thailand ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Switzerland | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $849 | $84 |
| 2024 | $735 | $77 |
| 2023 | $714 | $80 |
| 2022 | $647 | $84 |
| 2021 | $633 | $99 |
| 2020 | $666 | $102 |
| 2019 | $588 | $100 |
| 2018 | $558 | $93 |
| 2017 | $550 | $86 |
| 2016 | $549 | $79 |
| 2015 | $549 | $77 |
| 2014 | $567 | $80 |
| 2013 | $626 | $80 |
| 2012 | $577 | $78 |
| 2011 | $632 | $75 |
| 2010 | $529 | $76 |
| 2009 | $527 | $64 |
| 2008 | $540 | $54 |
| 2007 | $470 | $40 |
| 2006 | $447 | $32 |
| 2005 | $470 | $28 |
| 2004 | $476 | $30 |
| 2003 | $448 | $29 |
| 2002 | $398 | $28 |
| 2001 | $384 | $27 |
| 2000 | $391 | $30 |
| 1999 | $442 | $33 |
| 1998 | $492 | $35 |
| 1997 | $494 | $54 |
| 1996 | $600 | $66 |
| 1995 | $662 | $66 |
| 1994 | $560 | $62 |
| 1993 | $523 | $55 |
| 1992 | $605 | $53 |
| 1991 | $595 | $47 |
| 1990 | $608 | $41 |
| 1989 | $466 | $36 |
| 1988 | $499 | $34 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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