Military spending gmsd in Switzerland
Switzerland: Military spending gmsd was 7.40 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7.40 billion
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
39th
of 172 countries
All-time high
7.40 billion
in 2023
All-time low
8.01 million
in 1853
Years of data
208
1816–2023
Military spending gmsd in Switzerland, 1816–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending gmsd in Switzerland stood at 7.40 billion. That is the highest value across all 208 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending gmsd in Switzerland peaked at 7.40 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.01 million, in 1853.
Switzerland ranks 39th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending gmsd in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 18.25 million | — |
| 1817 | 15.79 million | -13.5% |
| 1818 | 14.75 million | -6.6% |
| 1819 | 14.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 14.86 million | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 16.49 million | +10.9% |
| 1822 | 16.00 million | -3.0% |
| 1823 | 16.62 million | +3.9% |
| 1824 | 16.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 15.33 million | -8.5% |
| 1826 | 15.49 million | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 14.91 million | -3.7% |
| 1828 | 14.98 million | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 16.37 million | +9.3% |
| 1830 | 14.71 million | -10.2% |
| 1831 | 17.12 million | +16.4% |
| 1832 | 16.03 million | -6.3% |
| 1833 | 16.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 14.21 million | -12.0% |
| 1835 | 15.05 million | +5.9% |
| 1836 | 12.23 million | -18.7% |
| 1837 | 12.29 million | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 12.19 million | -0.9% |
| 1839 | 11.98 million | -1.7% |
| 1840 | 12.96 million | +8.1% |
| 1841 | 12.10 million | -6.7% |
| 1842 | 12.11 million | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 12.53 million | +3.4% |
| 1844 | 12.36 million | -1.3% |
| 1845 | 12.49 million | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 11.50 million | -7.9% |
| 1847 | 10.67 million | -7.2% |
| 1848 | 10.59 million | -0.8% |
| 1849 | 10.34 million | -2.4% |
| 1850 | 9.00 million | -12.9% |
| 1851 | 8.89 million | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 8.45 million | -5.0% |
| 1853 | 8.01 million | -5.2% |
| 1854 | 8.56 million | +6.9% |
| 1855 | 8.94 million | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 9.28 million | +3.8% |
| 1857 | 9.23 million | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 12.38 million | +34.1% |
| 1859 | 17.21 million | +39.0% |
| 1860 | 18.95 million | +10.1% |
| 1861 | 17.10 million | -9.8% |
| 1862 | 18.01 million | +5.3% |
| 1863 | 17.78 million | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 19.37 million | +9.0% |
| 1865 | 16.02 million | -17.3% |
| 1866 | 15.00 million | -6.4% |
| 1867 | 12.87 million | -14.2% |
| 1868 | 12.33 million | -4.2% |
| 1869 | 11.45 million | -7.1% |
| 1870 | 10.24 million | -10.6% |
| 1871 | 11.43 million | +11.6% |
| 1872 | 13.08 million | +14.5% |
| 1873 | 16.59 million | +26.8% |
| 1874 | 19.32 million | +16.5% |
| 1875 | 41.02 million | +112.3% |
| 1876 | 57.52 million | +40.2% |
| 1877 | 60.22 million | +4.7% |
| 1878 | 68.14 million | +13.2% |
| 1879 | 65.98 million | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 62.65 million | -5.1% |
| 1881 | 66.88 million | +6.8% |
| 1882 | 72.67 million | +8.6% |
| 1883 | 75.46 million | +3.8% |
| 1884 | 81.45 million | +7.9% |
| 1885 | 80.14 million | -1.6% |
| 1886 | 88.09 million | +9.9% |
| 1887 | 88.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 100.40 million | +13.5% |
| 1889 | 116.67 million | +16.2% |
| 1890 | 143.46 million | +23.0% |
| 1891 | 140.22 million | -2.3% |
| 1892 | 141.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 135.11 million | -4.7% |
| 1894 | 132.25 million | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 134.72 million | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 132.95 million | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 130.58 million | -1.8% |
| 1898 | 142.06 million | +8.8% |
| 1899 | 145.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 145.13 million | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 143.03 million | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 153.90 million | +7.6% |
| 1903 | 147.79 million | -4.0% |
| 1904 | 151.58 million | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 163.22 million | +7.7% |
| 1906 | 168.90 million | +3.5% |
| 1907 | 178.19 million | +5.5% |
| 1908 | 173.67 million | -2.5% |
| 1909 | 194.41 million | +11.9% |
| 1910 | 187.15 million | -3.7% |
| 1911 | 184.00 million | -1.7% |
| 1912 | 182.97 million | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 170.53 million | -6.8% |
| 1914 | 91.96 million | -46.1% |
| 1915 | 105.58 million | +14.8% |
| 1916 | 106.54 million | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 108.54 million | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 121.90 million | +12.3% |
| 1919 | 117.57 million | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 112.65 million | -4.2% |
| 1921 | 157.72 million | +40.0% |
| 1922 | 191.08 million | +21.1% |
| 1923 | 189.12 million | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 189.15 million | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 214.49 million | +13.4% |
| 1926 | 222.67 million | +3.8% |
| 1927 | 235.09 million | +5.6% |
| 1928 | 243.81 million | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 246.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 267.00 million | +8.4% |
| 1931 | 264.98 million | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 303.71 million | +14.6% |
| 1933 | 321.40 million | +5.8% |
| 1934 | 438.29 million | +36.4% |
| 1935 | 488.74 million | +11.5% |
| 1936 | 488.86 million | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 480.45 million | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 562.87 million | +17.2% |
| 1939 | 654.10 million | +16.2% |
| 1940 | 778.63 million | +19.0% |
| 1941 | 873.10 million | +12.1% |
| 1942 | 895.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 945.74 million | +5.6% |
| 1944 | 1.03 billion | +8.6% |
| 1945 | 1.18 billion | +14.9% |
| 1946 | 1.07 billion | -9.0% |
| 1947 | 1.01 billion | -6.0% |
| 1948 | 995.15 million | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 1.31 billion | +31.5% |
| 1950 | 1.28 billion | -1.8% |
| 1951 | 1.44 billion | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 1.79 billion | +25.0% |
| 1953 | 1.70 billion | -5.1% |
| 1954 | 1.60 billion | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 1.53 billion | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 1.70 billion | +10.6% |
| 1957 | 1.92 billion | +13.0% |
| 1958 | 2.02 billion | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 1.87 billion | -7.2% |
| 1960 | 1.84 billion | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 2.05 billion | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 2.25 billion | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 2.46 billion | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.77 billion | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 2.93 billion | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 3.10 billion | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 3.33 billion | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 3.29 billion | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 3.32 billion | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.43 billion | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 3.66 billion | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 3.93 billion | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 4.01 billion | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.15 billion | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 4.18 billion | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.56 billion | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 4.48 billion | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.10 billion | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 5.54 billion | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 5.21 billion | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 4.79 billion | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 5.29 billion | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 5.49 billion | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 5.57 billion | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.70 billion | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.73 billion | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 6.92 billion | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7.32 billion | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 7.24 billion | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.13 billion | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 7.20 billion | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7.13 billion | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 6.94 billion | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.97 billion | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 7.28 billion | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.90 billion | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.26 billion | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 5.63 billion | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 5.12 billion | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 4.99 billion | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.81 billion | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.82 billion | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.08 billion | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.32 billion | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.75 billion | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 4.74 billion | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.66 billion | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.96 billion | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.99 billion | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.04 billion | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.60 billion | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.62 billion | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.66 billion | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.60 billion | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.59 billion | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.41 billion | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.01 billion | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.02 billion | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.84 billion | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 7.02 billion | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.94 billion | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.98 billion | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.40 billion | +6.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 7.40 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.50 billion, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 7.40 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.44 billion, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending gmsd in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | +112.3% | 19.32 million | 41.02 million |
| 1914 | -46.1% | 170.53 million | 91.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 15.88 million | 14.75 million | 18.25 million | 4 |
| 1820s | 15.78 million | 14.86 million | 16.76 million | 10 |
| 1830s | 14.20 million | 11.98 million | 17.12 million | 10 |
| 1840s | 11.76 million | 10.34 million | 12.96 million | 10 |
| 1850s | 10.00 million | 8.01 million | 17.21 million | 10 |
| 1860s | 15.89 million | 11.45 million | 19.37 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 36.35 million | 10.24 million | 68.14 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 83.29 million | 62.65 million | 116.67 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 137.83 million | 130.58 million | 145.22 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 161.98 million | 143.03 million | 194.41 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 137.67 million | 91.96 million | 187.15 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 200.21 million | 112.65 million | 246.29 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 427.04 million | 264.98 million | 654.10 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.01 billion | 778.63 million | 1.31 billion | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.69 billion | 1.28 billion | 2.02 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.73 billion | 1.84 billion | 3.33 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.30 billion | 3.43 billion | 5.54 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 billion | 4.79 billion | 7.32 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 billion | 5.12 billion | 7.28 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 billion | 4.66 billion | 5.32 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 billion | 5.04 billion | 6.84 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 billion | 6.94 billion | 7.40 billion | 4 |
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More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending gmsd in Switzerland?
- Military spending gmsd in Switzerland was 7.40 billion in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending gmsd recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.40 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending gmsd recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 million in 1853.
- How does Switzerland rank for military spending gmsd?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending gmsd rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending gmsd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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