Military Spending in Sweden
Our latest data shows that Sweden spent $6,424,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 1.2% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Swedish military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Total Spent: $82,615,000,000 (Last 12 years)
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $7,656,000,000 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | $7,452,000,000 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | $7,398,000,000 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | $6,962,000,000 | 1.5% |
| 2005 | $7,053,000,000 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | $6,943,000,000 | 1.4% |
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $7,125,000,000 | 1.4% |
| 2008 | $6,337,000,000 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | $6,215,000,000 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | $6,726,000,000 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | $6,324,000,000 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | $6,424,000,000 | 1.2% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
SIPRI Footnote: Sweden changed its accounting system in 2001 giving rise to a series break between 2000 and 2001. This break means that the decrease in military expenditure between 2000 and 2001 is overestimated by 1.4 percentage points.
Other Countries in the Region
Poland$9,912 Million (2012)
Bulgaria$782 Million (2012)
Serbia$923 Million (2012)
Belarus$797 Million (2012)
Portugal$3,980 Million (2012)
Russia$90,646 Million (2012)
Netherlands$10,395 Million (2012)
Macedonia$139 Million (2012)
Sweden's Military Branches
Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet).
Military Service Age in Sweden
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2013).
