Afghanistan vs Sweden: Military spending as a share of government spending
Afghanistan
5.0%
in 2020
Sweden
5.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
87th
Sweden rank
86th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Afghanistan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 86th of 162 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 2.6% | 9.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.2% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Afghanistan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 86th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.