What is the difference in military expenditure between Iraq and Switzerland?

543.75 million current USD, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Switzerland?

43 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Switzerland: Military expenditure

Iraq

6.18 billion current USD

in 2024

Switzerland

6.72 billion current USD

in 2024

Iraq rank

41st

Switzerland rank

39th

Military expenditure over time

Iraq
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.72 billion current USD against 6.18 billion current USD in Iraq, a difference of 543.75 million current USD.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Iraq ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	209.04 million current USD	322.37 million current USD	113.33 million current USD	Switzerland
1970s	1.31 billion current USD	1.03 billion current USD	279.98 million current USD	Iraq
1980s	3.53 billion current USD	1.90 billion current USD	1.63 billion current USD	Iraq
2000s	1.89 billion current USD	3.67 billion current USD	1.78 billion current USD	Switzerland
2010s	6.38 billion current USD	4.68 billion current USD	1.70 billion current USD	Iraq
2020s	5.36 billion current USD	5.98 billion current USD	614.16 million current USD	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Iraq or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 6.72 billion current USD against 6.18 billion current USD in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Iraq and Switzerland?: 543.75 million current USD, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Switzerland?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Switzerland rank globally for military expenditure?: Iraq ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)