Iraq vs Sweden: Military spending as a share of GDP
Iraq
2.4%
in 2025
Sweden
2.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
51st
Sweden rank
50th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 50th of 166 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 3.2% | 7.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 2.9% | 5.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Iraq or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Iraq and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 50th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.