Mozambique vs Sweden: Military spending as a share of GDP
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2019
Sweden
0.8%
in 2019
Mozambique rank
133rd
Sweden rank
131st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mozambique
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.
Mozambique ranks 133rd and Sweden ranks 131st of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mozambique or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Mozambique as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mozambique and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Mozambique and Sweden rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 133rd 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).