Military spending per military personnel in Sweden
Sweden: Military spending per military personnel was 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
638,754 constant 2022 US$
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 170 countries
All-time high
638,754 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
All-time low
668.33 constant 2022 US$
in 1866
Years of data
166
1819–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Sweden, 1819–2022
Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Sweden is 638,754 constant 2022 US$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 166 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Sweden peaked at 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 668.33 constant 2022 US$, in 1866.
Sweden ranks 4th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending per military personnel in Sweden, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1819 | 782.65 constant 2022 US$ | — |
| 1823 | 1,159 constant 2022 US$ | +48.1% |
| 1828 | 1,381 constant 2022 US$ | +19.1% |
| 1830 | 1,455 constant 2022 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1831 | 1,646 constant 2022 US$ | +13.1% |
| 1833 | 1,442 constant 2022 US$ | -12.4% |
| 1840 | 1,449 constant 2022 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 1,661 constant 2022 US$ | +14.6% |
| 1846 | 1,582 constant 2022 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1848 | 1,779 constant 2022 US$ | +12.4% |
| 1849 | 1,640 constant 2022 US$ | -7.8% |
| 1850 | 2,159 constant 2022 US$ | +31.7% |
| 1851 | 2,265 constant 2022 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1852 | 1,608 constant 2022 US$ | -29.0% |
| 1853 | 1,045 constant 2022 US$ | -35.0% |
| 1855 | 1,100 constant 2022 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1856 | 1,094 constant 2022 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 1,073 constant 2022 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1858 | 1,160 constant 2022 US$ | +8.1% |
| 1859 | 1,246 constant 2022 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1860 | 1,276 constant 2022 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1861 | 1,223 constant 2022 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1862 | 1,126 constant 2022 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1863 | 1,110 constant 2022 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1864 | 960.86 constant 2022 US$ | -13.5% |
| 1865 | 733.15 constant 2022 US$ | -23.7% |
| 1866 | 668.33 constant 2022 US$ | -8.8% |
| 1867 | 684.23 constant 2022 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1868 | 1,036 constant 2022 US$ | +51.4% |
| 1869 | 889.92 constant 2022 US$ | -14.1% |
| 1870 | 887.4 constant 2022 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 991.77 constant 2022 US$ | +11.8% |
| 1872 | 1,008 constant 2022 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 1,235 constant 2022 US$ | +22.5% |
| 1875 | 1,391 constant 2022 US$ | +12.6% |
| 1876 | 2,371 constant 2022 US$ | +70.5% |
| 1877 | 1,263 constant 2022 US$ | -46.7% |
| 1878 | 1,700 constant 2022 US$ | +34.6% |
| 1879 | 2,235 constant 2022 US$ | +31.5% |
| 1880 | 1,495 constant 2022 US$ | -33.1% |
| 1881 | 2,176 constant 2022 US$ | +45.5% |
| 1882 | 2,270 constant 2022 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1883 | 2,342 constant 2022 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 2,808 constant 2022 US$ | +19.9% |
| 1885 | 2,758 constant 2022 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1886 | 2,842 constant 2022 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 2,745 constant 2022 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1888 | 2,719 constant 2022 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 2,841 constant 2022 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 3,097 constant 2022 US$ | +9.0% |
| 1891 | 2,791 constant 2022 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1892 | 3,228 constant 2022 US$ | +15.6% |
| 1893 | 3,487 constant 2022 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1894 | 3,980 constant 2022 US$ | +14.1% |
| 1895 | 4,526 constant 2022 US$ | +13.7% |
| 1896 | 4,759 constant 2022 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1897 | 5,052 constant 2022 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1898 | 5,350 constant 2022 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1899 | 5,684 constant 2022 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1900 | 5,304 constant 2022 US$ | -6.7% |
| 1901 | 5,774 constant 2022 US$ | +8.9% |
| 1902 | 6,425 constant 2022 US$ | +11.3% |
| 1903 | 4,895 constant 2022 US$ | -23.8% |
| 1904 | 5,415 constant 2022 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1905 | 8,130 constant 2022 US$ | +50.1% |
| 1906 | 7,693 constant 2022 US$ | -5.4% |
| 1907 | 7,598 constant 2022 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 7,918 constant 2022 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1909 | 9,146 constant 2022 US$ | +15.5% |
| 1910 | 7,882 constant 2022 US$ | -13.8% |
| 1911 | 7,496 constant 2022 US$ | -4.9% |
| 1912 | 7,628 constant 2022 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 7,146 constant 2022 US$ | -6.3% |
| 1915 | 8,215 constant 2022 US$ | +15.0% |
| 1916 | 8,079 constant 2022 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 8,274 constant 2022 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 8,164 constant 2022 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 4,489 constant 2022 US$ | -45.0% |
| 1921 | 19,765 constant 2022 US$ | +340.3% |
| 1922 | 17,827 constant 2022 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1923 | 20,903 constant 2022 US$ | +17.3% |
| 1924 | 12,917 constant 2022 US$ | -38.2% |
| 1925 | 17,064 constant 2022 US$ | +32.1% |
| 1926 | 19,202 constant 2022 US$ | +12.5% |
| 1927 | 18,728 constant 2022 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 13,333 constant 2022 US$ | -28.8% |
| 1929 | 13,377 constant 2022 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 12,878 constant 2022 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1931 | 14,889 constant 2022 US$ | +15.6% |
| 1932 | 13,975 constant 2022 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1933 | 12,628 constant 2022 US$ | -9.6% |
| 1935 | 15,461 constant 2022 US$ | +22.4% |
| 1936 | 22,336 constant 2022 US$ | +44.5% |
| 1937 | 29,739 constant 2022 US$ | +33.1% |
| 1938 | 25,963 constant 2022 US$ | -12.7% |
| 1940 | 20,766 constant 2022 US$ | -20.0% |
| 1942 | 6,848 constant 2022 US$ | -67.0% |
| 1943 | 7,345 constant 2022 US$ | +7.3% |
| 1944 | 7,723 constant 2022 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 7,834 constant 2022 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 155,913 constant 2022 US$ | +1890.3% |
| 1958 | 168,434 constant 2022 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1959 | 144,943 constant 2022 US$ | -13.9% |
| 1960 | 143,355 constant 2022 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 55,932 constant 2022 US$ | -61.0% |
| 1962 | 61,780 constant 2022 US$ | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 75,074 constant 2022 US$ | +21.5% |
| 1964 | 82,148 constant 2022 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 88,960 constant 2022 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 91,598 constant 2022 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 93,964 constant 2022 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 93,808 constant 2022 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 92,163 constant 2022 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 98,220 constant 2022 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 103,322 constant 2022 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 112,624 constant 2022 US$ | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 114,549 constant 2022 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 110,267 constant 2022 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 118,977 constant 2022 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 131,388 constant 2022 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 132,199 constant 2022 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 128,273 constant 2022 US$ | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 133,833 constant 2022 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 128,250 constant 2022 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 119,575 constant 2022 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 116,510 constant 2022 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 110,228 constant 2022 US$ | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 110,484 constant 2022 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 113,750 constant 2022 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 135,433 constant 2022 US$ | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 136,333 constant 2022 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 138,631 constant 2022 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 140,179 constant 2022 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 140,730 constant 2022 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 147,407 constant 2022 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 132,672 constant 2022 US$ | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 119,579 constant 2022 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 124,038 constant 2022 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 124,268 constant 2022 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 135,993 constant 2022 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 141,346 constant 2022 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 148,999 constant 2022 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 145,735 constant 2022 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 140,045 constant 2022 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 207,568 constant 2022 US$ | +48.2% |
| 2002 | 212,486 constant 2022 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 262,732 constant 2022 US$ | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 275,104 constant 2022 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 265,539 constant 2022 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 277,784 constant 2022 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 277,125 constant 2022 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 317,150 constant 2022 US$ | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 385,896 constant 2022 US$ | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 522,243 constant 2022 US$ | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 319,359 constant 2022 US$ | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 360,053 constant 2022 US$ | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 336,641 constant 2022 US$ | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 472,764 constant 2022 US$ | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 448,850 constant 2022 US$ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 225,401 constant 2022 US$ | -49.8% |
| 2017 | 239,554 constant 2022 US$ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 251,206 constant 2022 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 273,916 constant 2022 US$ | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 566,909 constant 2022 US$ | +107.0% |
| 2021 | 604,902 constant 2022 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 638,754 constant 2022 US$ | +5.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 638,754 constant 2022 US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 182,526 constant 2022 US$, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 638,754 constant 2022 US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90,225 constant 2022 US$, 7.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +1890.3% | 7,834 constant 2022 US$ | 155,913 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1921 | +340.3% | 4,489 constant 2022 US$ | 19,765 constant 2022 US$ |
| 2020 | +107.0% | 273,916 constant 2022 US$ | 566,909 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1942 | -67.0% | 20,766 constant 2022 US$ | 6,848 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1876 | +70.5% | 1,391 constant 2022 US$ | 2,371 constant 2022 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 782.65 constant 2022 US$ | 782.65 constant 2022 US$ | 782.65 constant 2022 US$ | 1 |
| 1820s | 1,270 constant 2022 US$ | 1,159 constant 2022 US$ | 1,381 constant 2022 US$ | 2 |
| 1830s | 1,514 constant 2022 US$ | 1,442 constant 2022 US$ | 1,646 constant 2022 US$ | 3 |
| 1840s | 1,622 constant 2022 US$ | 1,449 constant 2022 US$ | 1,779 constant 2022 US$ | 5 |
| 1850s | 1,417 constant 2022 US$ | 1,045 constant 2022 US$ | 2,265 constant 2022 US$ | 9 |
| 1860s | 970.72 constant 2022 US$ | 668.33 constant 2022 US$ | 1,276 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,454 constant 2022 US$ | 887.4 constant 2022 US$ | 2,371 constant 2022 US$ | 9 |
| 1880s | 2,500 constant 2022 US$ | 1,495 constant 2022 US$ | 2,842 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 4,195 constant 2022 US$ | 2,791 constant 2022 US$ | 5,684 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 6,830 constant 2022 US$ | 4,895 constant 2022 US$ | 9,146 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 7,861 constant 2022 US$ | 7,146 constant 2022 US$ | 8,274 constant 2022 US$ | 8 |
| 1920s | 15,761 constant 2022 US$ | 4,489 constant 2022 US$ | 20,903 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 18,484 constant 2022 US$ | 12,628 constant 2022 US$ | 29,739 constant 2022 US$ | 8 |
| 1940s | 10,103 constant 2022 US$ | 6,848 constant 2022 US$ | 20,766 constant 2022 US$ | 5 |
| 1950s | 156,430 constant 2022 US$ | 144,943 constant 2022 US$ | 168,434 constant 2022 US$ | 3 |
| 1960s | 87,878 constant 2022 US$ | 55,932 constant 2022 US$ | 143,355 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 118,365 constant 2022 US$ | 98,220 constant 2022 US$ | 133,833 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,937 constant 2022 US$ | 110,228 constant 2022 US$ | 140,179 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,077 constant 2022 US$ | 119,579 constant 2022 US$ | 148,999 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,143 constant 2022 US$ | 140,045 constant 2022 US$ | 385,896 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,999 constant 2022 US$ | 225,401 constant 2022 US$ | 522,243 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,522 constant 2022 US$ | 566,909 constant 2022 US$ | 638,754 constant 2022 US$ | 3 |
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More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Sweden?
- Military spending per military personnel in Sweden was 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in 2022, according to Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 668.33 constant 2022 US$ in 1866.
- How does Sweden rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.