What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?

0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Sweden

0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden rank

51st

United Kingdom rank

53rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 160 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5936 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3902 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1970s	0.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2821 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1922 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0453 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1257 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0804 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0514 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0313 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0074 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Sweden or United Kingdom?: Sweden, at 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?: 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Sweden ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.