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

23.93 billion current LCU, with Poland ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Poland vs Sweden: Military expenditure

Poland

151.24 billion current LCU

in 2024

Sweden

127.31 billion current LCU

in 2024

Poland rank

61st

Sweden rank

63rd

Military expenditure over time

Poland
Sweden

How they compare

Poland currently reports 151.24 billion current LCU against 127.31 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 23.93 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 63rd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.20 million current LCU	4.04 billion current LCU	4.04 billion current LCU	Sweden
1970s	4.73 million current LCU	9.31 billion current LCU	9.31 billion current LCU	Sweden
1980s	48.72 million current LCU	23.07 billion current LCU	23.02 billion current LCU	Sweden
1990s	6.51 billion current LCU	36.34 billion current LCU	29.83 billion current LCU	Sweden
2000s	18.81 billion current LCU	41.77 billion current LCU	22.96 billion current LCU	Sweden
2010s	34.67 billion current LCU	45.76 billion current LCU	11.09 billion current LCU	Sweden
2020s	88.66 billion current LCU	84.28 billion current LCU	4.39 billion current LCU	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Poland or Sweden?: Poland, at 151.24 billion current LCU against 127.31 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Poland and Sweden?: 23.93 billion current LCU, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure?: Poland ranks 61st 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: 06 August 2026

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