Brazil vs Norway: Military spending, gaps filled
Brazil
23.64 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Norway
16.09 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Norway rank
25th
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- Norway
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.64 billion constant 2024 US$ against 16.09 billion constant 2024 US$ in Norway, a difference of 7.55 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Norway ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.11 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.73 billion constant 2024 US$ | 380.62 million constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.09 million constant 2024 US$ | Norway |
| 1970s | 5.51 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.03 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.48 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.05 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.03 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12.76 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.33 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.42 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 18.28 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.86 billion constant 2024 US$ | 13.42 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.72 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 18.64 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 22.38 billion constant 2024 US$ | 9.93 billion constant 2024 US$ | 12.45 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Brazil or Norway?
- Brazil, at 23.64 billion constant 2024 US$ against 16.09 billion constant 2024 US$ in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Brazil and Norway?
- 7.55 billion constant 2024 US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Norway?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Norway rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 25th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.