What is the difference in military expenditure between Brazil and Sweden?

27.67 billion current LCU, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Sweden: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Brazil

134.00 billion current LCU

in 2025

Sweden

161.67 billion current LCU

in 2025

Brazil rank

65th

Sweden rank

62nd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Brazil
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 161.67 billion current LCU against 134.00 billion current LCU in Brazil, a difference of 27.67 billion current LCU.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Brazil ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 current LCU	4.04 billion current LCU	4.04 billion current LCU	Sweden
1970s	0.0106 current LCU	9.31 billion current LCU	9.31 billion current LCU	Sweden
1980s	1,151 current LCU	23.51 billion current LCU	23.51 billion current LCU	Sweden
1990s	8.42 billion current LCU	39.58 billion current LCU	31.16 billion current LCU	Sweden
2000s	33.39 billion current LCU	41.64 billion current LCU	8.25 billion current LCU	Sweden
2010s	80.04 billion current LCU	45.76 billion current LCU	34.28 billion current LCU	Brazil
2020s	111.06 billion current LCU	97.18 billion current LCU	13.89 billion current LCU	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Brazil or Sweden?: Sweden, at 161.67 billion current LCU against 134.00 billion current LCU in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Brazil and Sweden?: 27.67 billion current LCU, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure?: Brazil ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)