Canada

Military spending in US dollars in Canada

Military spending in US dollars in Canada: $4.37B in 1950 and $37.5B in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
$37.5B
Since 1950
+$33.2B
Rank, 2025
16 of 151
counting from the highest
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

Military spending in US dollars in CanadaMilitary spending in US dollars in Canada: $4.37B in 1950 and $37.5B in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025, Canada ranked 16 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, SIPRI

Every year

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

YearCanada
2025$37.5B
2024$30.6B
2023$29.2B
2022$25.4B
2021$25.7B
2020$27B
2019$24.4B
2018$24.6B
2017$25B
2016$21.2B
2015$21.6B
2014$20.4B
2013$18.2B
2012$19.7B
2011$20.8B
2010$20.1B
2009$22.2B
2008$21.3B
2007$19.7B
2006$18.1B
2005$17.3B
2004$16.6B
2003$16B
2002$15.7B
2001$15.6B
2000$15.2B
1999$15.4B
1998$14.8B
1997$14.3B
1996$15.5B
1995$16.9B
1994$17.9B
1993$18.2B
1992$18.2B
1991$18.4B
1990$20B
1989$20B
1988$20.1B
1987$19.8B
1986$19.4B
1985$19B
1984$18.5B
1983$17.3B
1982$15.9B
1981$14.6B
1980$14.8B
1979$14.1B
1978$14.5B
1977$13.9B
1976$13.3B
1975$13.1B
1974$12.4B
1973$11.8B
1972$11.9B
1971$11.8B
1970$11.4B
1969$11.4B
1968$12.1B
1967$12.4B
1966$11.7B
1965$11.9B
1964$12.8B
1963$12.6B
1962$13.2B
1961$12.7B
1960$12.5B
1959$12.8B
1958$13.7B
1957$14.7B
1956$15.3B
1955$15B
1954$15.2B
1953$16.3B
1952$14.2B
1951$8.85B
1950$4.37B

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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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