What is the difference in military expenditure 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.

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 Sweden: Military expenditure

Norway

10.44 billion current USD

in 2024

Sweden

12.04 billion current USD

in 2024

Norway rank

29th

Sweden rank

27th

Military expenditure 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, 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 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?: Norway ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 27th of 167 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: 06 August 2026

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