World Military Power
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Sweden

Europe & Central Asia · Stockholm

Rank #39 of 173

59.7Strength score

Photos

Army General Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with the Royal Swedish Army and other officials in Sweden in October 2023 - 1 18
Army General Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with the Royal Swedish Army and other officials in Sweden in October 2023 - 1 18Chief, National Guard Bureau · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ship at Berga navy base, Sweden-2
Ship at Berga navy base, Sweden-2Szilas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
S 100B at Malmen 2010-06-13 1
S 100B at Malmen 2010-06-13 1Gnolam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance85
  • Air power56
  • Manpower68
  • Land forces62
  • Naval power52
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$16.5B #25
Budget as % of GDP
2.47% #50
Spending per person
$1,555 #12
GDP
$669.0B #25
Population
10,596,620 #92

Manpower

Active personnel
14,850 #120
Reserve personnel
21,500 #32
Paramilitary
0
Total personnel
36,350 #87

Land forces

Tanks
111 #38
Armoured vehicles
818 #21
Self-propelled artillery
70 #30
Towed artillery
—
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
0

Air power

Total aircraft
184 #41
Fighter jets
96 #25
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
11 #45
Helicopters
53 #43
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
25 #42
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
4 #28
Destroyers
—
Frigates
0
Corvettes
7 #15
Patrol vessels
14 #38

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Sweden uses (256)

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Saab JAS 39 GripenSaab JAS 39 GripenFighter aircraft Leopard 2Leopard 2Main battle tanks North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft Avro LancasterAvro LancasterBombers CenturionCenturionMain battle tanks Saab 35 DrakenSaab 35 DrakenFighter aircraft Gloster GladiatorGloster GladiatorFighter aircraft Saab 37 ViggenSaab 37 ViggenFighter aircraft Fieseler Fi 156 StorchFieseler Fi 156 StorchReconnaissance aircraft Stridsvagn 103Stridsvagn 103Main battle tanks Combat Vehicle 90Combat Vehicle 90Infantry fighting vehicles Saab 29 TunnanSaab 29 TunnanFighter aircraft

Weapons made in Sweden (132)

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Saab JAS 39 GripenSaab JAS 39 GripenFighter aircraft Saab 35 DrakenSaab 35 DrakenFighter aircraft Stridsvagn 103Stridsvagn 103Main battle tanks Saab 29 TunnanSaab 29 TunnanFighter aircraft Combat Vehicle 90Combat Vehicle 90Infantry fighting vehicles Saab 32 LansenSaab 32 LansenFighter aircraft AT4AT4Grenade launchers Saab 21Saab 21Fighter aircraft Taurus KEPD 350Taurus KEPD 350Cruise missiles RBS 70RBS 70Surface-to-air missiles TEC-9TEC-9Pistols Visby-class corvetteVisby-class corvetteCorvettes

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 18Greece68.9 VS
  6. 19Germany68.2 VS
  7. 20Italy67.8 VS
  8. 24Spain67.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗