Military budget

In its report for the next Defence Resolution period, the Swedish Defence Commission announced a proposal for the direction of the total defence economy that includes additional funds for military defence. 

The chart demonstrates the Defence Commission’s proposal for the total appropriation levels of military defence in current prices until 2030.

Each item in the central government budget has its own expenditure area. Military defence expenditures fall within expenditure area 6, ‘Defence and contingency measures’ (UO6), which is divided into 13 appropriation categories (1.1–1.13). Funds are allocated to the different categories of operations that together form the overall expenditure for military defence in the central government budget.

Military defence in the central government budget

NATO’s ambition is for member countries to allocate at least 2% of GDP to their defence. NATO’s definition of defence expenditures is broader and includes more items than the appropriations to military defence within UO6. According to NATO’s definition, Sweden reported defence expenditures corresponding to 2.2% of GDP as early as 2024.

Sweden has been providing military support to Ukraine through donations of existing materiel, training and funds aimed at acquiring new materiel to benefit Ukraine since 2022. Additional funds have been added to the appropriations within UO6 to replace donated materiel and to fund other types of support. Support to Ukraine also includes humanitarian and civil support, which is funded through appropriations within other expenditure areas.

Military support to Ukraine