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Sweden - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.47

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

2.47 (2025)

Global rank

##38 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1960

0.65×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#13#382024 overtook Belarus2025 overtook Ecuador
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #13 to #38 (overtook Belarus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020251.032.012.993.97
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