Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Canada's military expenditure stands at 1.63% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.35% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Canada's military expenditure was 1.63%, up from 1.35% in 2024.
In 2024, Canada's military expenditure was 1.35%, up from 1.31% in 2023.
In 2023, Canada's military expenditure was 1.31%, up from 1.14% in 2022.
In 2022, Canada's military expenditure was 1.14%, down from 1.22% in 2021.
In 2021, Canada's military expenditure was 1.22%, down from 1.42% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63% | +0.2787% |
| 2024 | 1.35% | +0.0341% |
| 2023 | 1.31% | +0.173% |
| 2022 | 1.14% | -0.0797% |
| 2021 | 1.22% | -0.1953% |
| 2020 | 1.42% | +0.1963% |
| 2019 | 1.22% | -0.0311% |
| 2018 | 1.25% | -0.046% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.1543% |
| 2016 | 1.14% | -0.0279% |
| 2015 | 1.17% | +0.0794% |
| 2014 | 1.09% | +0.0892% |
| 2013 | 1% | -0.116% |
| 2012 | 1.12% | -0.0749% |
| 2011 | 1.19% | -0.001% |
| 2010 | 1.19% | -0.1832% |
| 2009 | 1.38% | +0.132% |
| 2008 | 1.25% | +0.0597% |
| 2007 | 1.19% | +0.0633% |
| 2006 | 1.12% | +0.0154% |
| 2005 | 1.11% | +0.0029% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -0.0077% |
| 2003 | 1.11% | -0.0049% |
| 2002 | 1.12% | -0.0165% |
| 2001 | 1.13% | +0.019% |
| 2000 | 1.11% | -0.1274% |
| 1999 | 1.24% | -0.0146% |
| 1998 | 1.26% | +0.0101% |
| 1997 | 1.25% | -0.1575% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -0.1503% |
| 1995 | 1.55% | -0.1426% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -0.1251% |
| 1993 | 1.82% | -0.0399% |
| 1992 | 1.86% | -0.0338% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -0.0633% |
| 1990 | 1.96% | +0.0242% |
| 1989 | 1.93% | -0.0522% |
| 1988 | 1.99% | -0.0758% |
| 1987 | 2.06% | -0.0466% |
| 1986 | 2.11% | +0.0118% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -0.0198% |
| 1984 | 2.12% | +0.036% |
| 1983 | 2.08% | +0.1269% |
| 1982 | 1.95% | +0.2444% |
| 1981 | 1.71% | -0.0545% |
| 1980 | 1.76% | +0.0532% |
| 1979 | 1.71% | -0.1376% |
| 1978 | 1.85% | +0.0431% |
| 1977 | 1.81% | +0.0398% |
| 1976 | 1.77% | -0.0976% |
| 1975 | 1.86% | +0.0797% |
| 1974 | 1.78% | -0.0488% |
| 1973 | 1.83% | -0.1792% |
| 1972 | 2.01% | -0.1197% |
| 1971 | 2.13% | -0.0575% |
| 1970 | 2.19% | -0.0848% |
| 1969 | 2.27% | -0.2699% |
| 1968 | 2.54% | -0.2043% |
| 1967 | 2.75% | +0.0646% |
| 1966 | 2.68% | -0.247% |
| 1965 | 2.93% | -0.4718% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -0.2186% |
| 1963 | 3.62% | -0.3786% |
| 1962 | 4% | -0.1291% |
| 1961 | 4.13% | -0.0569% |
| 1960 | 4.19% | — |
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Canada's military expenditure is 1.63% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.35% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.19% (1960); the lowest is 1% (2013), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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