Norway

Military spending in Norway

Military spending in Norway: 2.71% of GDP in 1949 and 3.28% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.28% of GDP
Since 1949
+0.57 percentage points
Rank, 2025
18 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in NorwayMilitary spending in Norway: 2.71% of GDP in 1949 and 3.28% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 5.08% of GDP in 1953, the lowest 1.37% of GDP in 2008.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 5.08% of GDP in 1953, the lowest 1.37% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearNorway
20253.28
20242.23
20231.82
20221.46
20211.68
20201.97
20191.84
20181.72
20171.71
20161.62
20151.5
20141.46
20131.41
20121.39
20111.44
20101.51
20091.6
20081.37
20071.46
20061.45
20051.58
20041.84
20031.97
20022.08
20011.7
20001.7
19992.04
19982.16
19972.02
19962.16
19952.31
19942.68
19932.63
19922.91
19912.7
19902.83
19892.86
19882.84
19872.98
19862.81
19852.8
19842.54
19832.8
19822.75
19812.62
19802.62
19792.77
19782.84
19773.1
19763.12
19753.21
19743.04
19733.13
19723.29
19713.39
19703.47
19693.6
19683.61
19673.51
19663.57
19653.4
19643.12
19633.21
19623.24
19613
19603.2
19593.58
19583.51
19573.59
19563.52
19553.93
19545.01
19535.08
19524.01
19513.05
19502.37
19492.71

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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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