Bahamas vs Sweden: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahamas
0.8%
in 2019
Sweden
0.8%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
134th
Sweden rank
131st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
Bahamas ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 131st of 172 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Sweden rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 131st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).