Brazil vs Norway: Military expenditure (current USD)
Brazil
23.95 billion current USD
in 2025
Norway
17.03 billion current USD
in 2025
Brazil rank
21st
Norway rank
24th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.95 billion current USD against 17.03 billion current USD in Norway, a difference of 6.92 billion current USD.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 21st and Norway ranks 24th of 168 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 557.79 million current USD | 243.40 million current USD | 314.39 million current USD | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.93 billion current USD | 839.31 million current USD | 1.09 billion current USD | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.63 billion current USD | 2.08 billion current USD | 1.55 billion current USD | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.52 billion current USD | 3.40 billion current USD | 7.12 billion current USD | Brazil |
| 2000s | 15.07 billion current USD | 4.77 billion current USD | 10.30 billion current USD | Brazil |
| 2010s | 30.26 billion current USD | 6.94 billion current USD | 23.33 billion current USD | Brazil |
| 2020s | 21.00 billion current USD | 10.16 billion current USD | 10.84 billion current USD | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Brazil or Norway?
- Brazil, at 23.95 billion current USD against 17.03 billion current USD in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Brazil and Norway?
- 6.92 billion current USD, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for military expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Norway ranks 24th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)