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Canada - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.63

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

1.63 (2025)

Global rank

##76 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1960

0.39×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#12#762024 overtook Zambia2025 overtook Cyprus
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Canada climbed from #12 to #76 (overtook Zambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2024
Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Cyprus in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202512.063.134.19
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