Military Spending in Switzerland
Our latest data shows that Switzerland spent $5,136,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 0.8% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Swiss 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: $61,497,000,000 (Last 12 years)
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $5,682,000,000 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | $5,438,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2003 | $5,297,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | $5,199,000,000 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | $5,117,000,000 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | $4,871,000,000 | 0.8% |
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $4,902,000,000 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | $5,021,000,000 | 0.8% |
| 2009 | $5,016,000,000 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | $4,844,000,000 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | $4,974,000,000 | 0.7% |
| 2012 | $5,136,000,000 | 0.8% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
SIPRI Footnote: Figures for Switzerland do not include expenditure on military pensions or paramilitary forces, or spending by cantons and local government. From 1990-2006, military spending by cantons and local government typically amounted to between 5-8% of the central government spending figures.
Other Countries in the Region
Czech Republic$2,379 Million (2012)
Portugal$3,980 Million (2012)
Italy$35,719 Million (2012)
Slovenia$562 Million (2012)
Luxembourg$359 Million (2012)
Iceland$18 Million (2012)
Slovakia$1,072 Million (2012)
Belgium$5,352 Million (2012)
Switzerland Military Branches
Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe).
Military Service Age in Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.
