Norway vs Sweden: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Norway
10.44 billion current USD
in 2024
Sweden
12.04 billion current USD
in 2024
Norway rank
29th
Sweden rank
27th
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.04 billion current USD against 10.44 billion current USD in Norway, a difference of 1.60 billion current USD.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 27th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243.40 million current USD | 781.61 million current USD | 538.21 million current USD | Sweden |
| 1970s | 839.31 million current USD | 2.08 billion current USD | 1.24 billion current USD | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.08 billion current USD | 3.56 billion current USD | 1.48 billion current USD | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.40 billion current USD | 5.17 billion current USD | 1.77 billion current USD | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.77 billion current USD | 5.28 billion current USD | 509.50 million current USD | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.94 billion current USD | 5.95 billion current USD | 990.05 million current USD | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.72 billion current USD | 8.47 billion current USD | 243.94 million current USD | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.04 billion current USD against 10.44 billion current USD in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.60 billion current USD, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 27th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.