Canada: Military spending, percent of GDP

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 Canada

Military spending, percent of GDP

 Latest value 1.24
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 1.82
 Min - Max 0.99 - 4.19
 Source Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The latest value from 2022 is 1.24 percent, a decline from 1.27 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.98 percent, based on data from 145 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1960 to 2022 is 1.82 percent. The minimum value, 0.99 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 4.19 percent was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Canada - Military spending, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: Military spending includes expenditure on peacekeeping, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities. Also: military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions; operations and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid. Defense and current expenditure for past military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and weapon destruction, are not included.

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