Switzerland vs Türkiye
Switzerland vs Türkiye: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.15B in Switzerland and $26.8B in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $19.7B, or 3.75 times that in Switzerland.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2025, Switzerland ranked 38 and Türkiye ranked 19 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Switzerland | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.15B | $26.8B |
| 2024 | $6.54B | $25B |
| 2023 | $6.51B | $22.1B |
| 2022 | $6.33B | $18.5B |
| 2021 | $6.04B | $17.3B |
| 2020 | $6.53B | $17B |
| 2019 | $6.01B | $20B |
| 2018 | $5.6B | $18.8B |
| 2017 | $5.56B | $14.8B |
| 2016 | $5.52B | $13.8B |
| 2015 | $5.31B | $11.8B |
| 2014 | $5.1B | $11.4B |
| 2013 | $5.63B | $11.4B |
| 2012 | $5.18B | $11.1B |
| 2011 | $5.28B | $10.8B |
| 2010 | $5.14B | $10.7B |
| 2009 | $5.33B | $10.9B |
| 2008 | $5.33B | $10.2B |
| 2007 | $5.2B | $10B |
| 2006 | $5.17B | $10.4B |
| 2005 | $5.43B | $9.94B |
| 2004 | $5.52B | $10.3B |
| 2003 | $5.62B | $11.1B |
| 2002 | $5.77B | $11.9B |
| 2001 | $6.03B | $11.2B |
| 2000 | $6.18B | $12.2B |
| 1999 | $6.27B | $12.6B |
| 1998 | $6.77B | $11.5B |
| 1997 | $6.79B | $10.9B |
| 1996 | $7.05B | $10.5B |
| 1995 | $7.45B | $9.37B |
| 1994 | $7.36B | $9.12B |
| 1993 | $7.43B | $9.33B |
| 1992 | $8.36B | $8.44B |
| 1991 | $8.61B | $8.02B |
| 1990 | $8.92B | $7.8B |
| 1989 | $8.41B | $6.46B |
| 1988 | $8.25B | $5.58B |
| 1987 | $7.9B | $6.34B |
| 1986 | $8.21B | $6.63B |
| 1985 | $8.66B | $5.9B |
| 1984 | $7.87B | $5.57B |
| 1983 | $7.79B | $5.72B |
| 1982 | $7.69B | $6.05B |
| 1981 | $7.38B | $5.53B |
| 1980 | $7.39B | $4.91B |
| 1979 | $7.43B | $4.73B |
| 1978 | $7.11B | $5.33B |
| 1977 | $7.1B | $5.83B |
| 1976 | $7.49B | $6.05B |
| 1975 | $6.61B | $5.76B |
| 1974 | $7.01B | $3.29B |
| 1973 | $7.03B | $2.94B |
| 1972 | $7.26B | $2.77B |
| 1971 | $7.12B | $2.64B |
| 1970 | $6.85B | $2.3B |
| 1969 | $6.66B | $2.07B |
| 1968 | $6.24B | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $6.55B | $1.91B |
| 1966 | $6.72B | $1.78B |
| 1965 | $6.39B | $1.77B |
| 1964 | $6.34B | $1.69B |
| 1963 | $5.85B | $1.58B |
| 1962 | $5.62B | $1.54B |
| 1961 | $5.08B | $1.44B |
| 1960 | $4.36B | $1.28B |
| 1959 | $4.66B | $1.16B |
| 1958 | $4.81B | $977M |
| 1957 | $4.51B | $1.01B |
| 1956 | – | $1.08B |
| 1955 | – | $1.17B |
| 1954 | – | $1.16B |
| 1953 | – | $1.14B |
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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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Switzerland vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySwitzerland: 84 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySwitzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSwitzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSwitzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSwitzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025