Austria vs Switzerland: Military expenditure

Austria

4.86 billion current LCU

in 2024

Switzerland

5.92 billion current LCU

in 2024

Austria rank

116th

Switzerland rank

114th

Military expenditure over time

Switzerland currently reports 5.92 billion current LCU against 4.86 billion current LCU in Austria, a difference of 1.06 billion current LCU.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)