Norway Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Norway military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $8.39B, a 0.55% decline from 2021.
  • Norway military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $8.44B, a 16.75% increase from 2020.
  • Norway military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $7.23B, a 4.2% decline from 2019.
  • Norway military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $7.54B, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Channel Islands $0.00B
Greenland $0.00B
Virgin Islands (U.S.) $0.00B
Iceland $0.00B
New Caledonia $0.00B
Puerto Rico $0.00B
British Virgin Islands $0.00B
Gibraltar $0.00B
Liechtenstein $0.00B
Northern Mariana Islands $0.00B
Antigua and Barbuda $0.00B
Isle of Man $0.00B
Palau $0.00B
San Marino $0.00B
Barbados $0.00B
Faroe Islands $0.00B
Monaco $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
UAE $0.00B
Bermuda $0.00B
Cayman Islands $0.00B
St. Kitts and Nevis $0.00B
St. Martin (French part) $0.00B
Turks and Caicos Islands $0.00B
Andorra $0.00B
Bahamas $0.00B
Curacao $0.00B
Hong Kong $0.00B
Macao $0.00B
Aruba $0.00B
Guam $0.00B
French Polynesia $0.00B
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) $0.00B
Norway Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $8.39B 1.64%
2021 $8.44B 1.72%
2020 $7.23B 1.97%
2019 $7.54B 1.84%
2018 $7.54B 1.72%
2017 $6.85B 1.71%
2016 $6.00B 1.62%
2015 $5.82B 1.50%
2014 $7.34B 1.46%
2013 $7.39B 1.41%
2012 $7.14B 1.39%
2011 $7.23B 1.44%
2010 $6.50B 1.51%
2009 $6.20B 1.60%
2008 $6.37B 1.37%
2007 $5.88B 1.46%
2006 $5.01B 1.44%
2005 $4.88B 1.58%
2004 $4.89B 1.85%
2003 $4.52B 1.97%
2002 $4.07B 2.08%
2001 $2.97B 1.70%
2000 $2.92B 1.71%
1999 $3.31B 2.04%
1998 $3.32B 2.16%
1997 $3.25B 2.02%
1996 $3.54B 2.16%
1995 $3.51B 2.31%
1994 $3.40B 2.73%
1993 $3.18B 2.69%
1992 $3.80B 2.96%
1991 $3.29B 2.75%
1990 $3.39B 2.89%
1989 $2.93B 2.91%
1988 $2.89B 2.89%
1987 $2.75B 2.98%
1986 $2.17B 2.81%
1985 $1.80B 2.80%
1984 $1.55B 2.54%
1983 $1.70B 2.80%
1982 $1.70B 2.74%
1981 $1.65B 2.62%
1980 $1.67B 2.62%
1979 $1.45B 2.77%
1978 $1.31B 2.84%
1977 $1.11B 3.10%
1976 $0.98B 3.12%
1975 $0.91B 3.21%
1974 $0.71B 3.04%
1973 $0.61B 3.13%
1972 $0.49B 3.29%
1971 $0.43B 3.39%
1970 $0.39B 3.47%
1969 $0.35B 3.60%
1968 $0.32B 3.61%
1967 $0.29B 3.51%
1966 $0.27B 3.57%
1965 $0.27B 3.40%
1964 $0.22B 3.12%
1963 $0.21B 3.21%
1962 $0.19B 3.24%
1961 $0.17B 3.00%
1960 $0.15B 3.20%