Canada vs Türkiye
Canada vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 83 million TIV in Canada and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 298 million TIV, or 4.59 times that in Canada.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2025, Canada ranked 49 and Türkiye ranked 30 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.
Every year
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Year | Canada | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 198 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 73 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 214 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 357 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 248 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 187 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 185 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 354 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 246 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 408 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 316 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 202 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 207 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 356 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 242 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 104 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 423 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 478 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 97 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 106 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 341 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 140 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 418 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 520 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 529 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 143 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 111 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 353 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 419 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 405 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 473 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 196 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 407 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 767 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 157 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 37 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 712 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 787 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 849 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 848 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 654 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 649 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 277 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 453 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 442 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 193 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 130 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 90 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 53 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 195 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 229 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 78 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 376 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 457 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 623 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 516 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 336 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 237 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 306 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 563 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 742 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 1.01 billion | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 1.22 billion | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 1.58 billion | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 171 million | 581 million | 15.7 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
- Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Canada vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025