Sweden Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army, Navy, Air Force; Home Guard (2021)

Military expenditures

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.1% of GDP (2019)

1% of GDP (2018)

1% of GDP (2017)

1.1% of GDP (2016)

Military and security service personnel strengths

information varies; approximately 16,000 active duty troops (7,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force; 3,000 other, including staff, logistics, support, medical, cyber, intelligence, etc); 22,000 Home Guard (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the inventory of the Swedish Armed Forces is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of military hardware to Sweden, followed by France and Germany; Sweden's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, and naval systems (2020)

Military deployments

approximately 450 Mali (EUTM, MINUSMA, Task Force Takuba) (Jan 2021)

Military service age and obligation

18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in January 2018; conscription is selective, includes both female and male (age 18), and requires 9-12 months of service (2019)

NOTE: The information regarding Sweden on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sweden 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sweden 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.