Belgium vs Canada: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.01% of GDP in Belgium and 1.63% of GDP in Canada, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.38 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Canada.
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Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2.01 2025 | 0.91 | 61 of 151 |
| Canada | 1.63 2025 | 1.17 | 78 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2025, Belgium ranked 61 and Canada ranked 78 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Belgium | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.01 | 1.63 |
| 2024 | 1.28 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | 1.17 | 1.32 |
| 2022 | 1.17 | 1.14 |
| 2021 | 1.04 | 1.22 |
| 2020 | 1.01 | 1.42 |
| 2019 | 0.89 | 1.22 |
| 2018 | 0.89 | 1.25 |
| 2017 | 0.89 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 1.14 |
| 2015 | 0.91 | 1.17 |
| 2014 | 0.97 | 1.09 |
| 2013 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.04 | 1.12 |
| 2011 | 1.05 | 1.19 |
| 2010 | 1.09 | 1.19 |
| 2009 | 1.16 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1.22 | 1.25 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | 1.19 |
| 2006 | 1.06 | 1.12 |
| 2005 | 1.1 | 1.11 |
| 2004 | 1.16 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 1.22 | 1.11 |
| 2002 | 1.22 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | 1.28 | 1.13 |
| 2000 | 1.35 | 1.11 |
| 1999 | 1.39 | 1.24 |
| 1998 | 1.42 | 1.26 |
| 1997 | 1.46 | 1.25 |
| 1996 | 1.52 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | 1.55 | 1.55 |
| 1994 | 1.68 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 1.74 | 1.82 |
| 1992 | 1.83 | 1.86 |
| 1991 | 2.29 | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 2.36 | 1.96 |
| 1989 | 2.46 | 1.94 |
| 1988 | 2.63 | 1.99 |
| 1987 | 2.9 | 2.06 |
| 1986 | 2.95 | 2.11 |
| 1985 | 2.93 | 2.1 |
| 1984 | 3.01 | 2.12 |
| 1983 | 3.19 | 2.08 |
| 1982 | 3.27 | 1.95 |
| 1981 | 3.37 | 1.71 |
| 1980 | 3.25 | 1.76 |
| 1979 | 3.26 | 1.71 |
| 1978 | 3.26 | 1.85 |
| 1977 | 3.14 | 1.81 |
| 1976 | 3.09 | 1.77 |
| 1975 | 3.07 | 1.86 |
| 1974 | 2.76 | 1.78 |
| 1973 | 2.84 | 1.83 |
| 1972 | 2.88 | 2.01 |
| 1971 | 2.9 | 2.13 |
| 1970 | 2.92 | 2.19 |
| 1969 | 2.93 | 2.27 |
| 1968 | 3.12 | 2.54 |
| 1967 | 3.14 | 2.75 |
| 1966 | 3.11 | 2.68 |
| 1965 | 2.97 | 2.93 |
| 1964 | 3.21 | 3.4 |
| 1963 | 3.22 | 3.62 |
| 1962 | 3.29 | 4 |
| 1961 | 3.26 | 4.13 |
| 1960 | 3.4 | 4.19 |
| 1959 | 3.52 | 4.4 |
| 1958 | 3.57 | 4.94 |
| 1957 | 3.61 | 5.35 |
| 1956 | 3.56 | 5.69 |
| 1955 | 3.78 | 6.18 |
| 1954 | 4.88 | 6.86 |
| 1953 | 4.86 | 7.37 |
| 1952 | – | 6.8 |
| 1951 | – | 4.66 |
| 1950 | – | 2.43 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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