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Canada
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#90out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

4.23.42.61.81.0196019922024Canada · 2024: 1.31%Canada

Analytical takeaways

  • Canada records 1.31% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #90 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 4.19% in 1960 to 1.31% in 2024, a decrease of 2.87%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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