What is the difference in military expenditure between Norway and Pakistan?

269.30 million current USD, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pakistan?

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

Norway vs Pakistan: Military expenditure

Norway

10.44 billion current USD

in 2024

Pakistan

10.17 billion current USD

in 2024

Norway rank

30th

Pakistan rank

31st

Military expenditure over time

Norway
Pakistan

How they compare

Norway currently reports 10.44 billion current USD against 10.17 billion current USD in Pakistan, a difference of 269.30 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Norway ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	243.40 million current USD	360.97 million current USD	117.57 million current USD	Pakistan
1970s	839.31 million current USD	767.13 million current USD	72.18 million current USD	Norway
1980s	2.08 billion current USD	2.13 billion current USD	53.36 million current USD	Pakistan
1990s	3.40 billion current USD	3.27 billion current USD	126.82 million current USD	Norway
2000s	4.77 billion current USD	4.23 billion current USD	535.78 million current USD	Norway
2010s	6.94 billion current USD	8.94 billion current USD	2.00 billion current USD	Pakistan
2020s	8.72 billion current USD	10.21 billion current USD	1.49 billion current USD	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Norway or Pakistan?: Norway, at 10.44 billion current USD against 10.17 billion current USD in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Norway and Pakistan?: 269.30 million current USD, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and Pakistan rank globally for military expenditure?: Norway ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 31st 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)