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

24.20 billion current LCU, with Czechia ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

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.

Czechia vs Sweden: Military expenditure

Czechia

151.51 billion current LCU

in 2024

Sweden

127.31 billion current LCU

in 2024

Czechia rank

60th

Sweden rank

63rd

Military expenditure over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 151.51 billion current LCU against 127.31 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 24.20 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Czechia ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.46 billion current LCU	36.72 billion current LCU	5.26 billion current LCU	Sweden
2000s	51.46 billion current LCU	41.77 billion current LCU	9.69 billion current LCU	Czechia
2010s	48.51 billion current LCU	45.76 billion current LCU	2.75 billion current LCU	Czechia
2020s	103.61 billion current LCU	84.28 billion current LCU	19.33 billion current LCU	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Czechia or Sweden?: Czechia, at 151.51 billion current LCU against 127.31 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Czechia and Sweden?: 24.20 billion current LCU, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure?: Czechia ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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