Sweden: opinions on reducing defense costs 2022

From 2018 to 2021, around 45 percent of the respondents in an annual survey in Sweden thought that it was a bad proposal to reduce the State's national defense spending. In 2022, the share had risen to 55 percent, which much be seen in relation with the Russia-Ukraine war. Sweden's military spending in 2022 amounted to 78 billion Swedish kronor.

Share of respondents who think it is a good idea to reduce defense/military spending in Sweden from 2018 to 2022

Characteristic	Good proposal	Bad proposal
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Release date

2023

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

2018 to 2022

Number of respondents

1,744 respondents

Age group

16-90 years*

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The question was originally framed as follows: "Vilken är din åsikt om följande förslag? - Minska försvarsutgifterna".

The figures for 'bad proposal' includes those who found it a bad or very bad decision to reduce defense spending, while the figures for 'good proposal' includes those who found it a good or very good proposal.

The figures have been taken from several publications.

The upper age of participants in the survey was 85 years until 2021.

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