What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Canada?

1.71 billion current LCU, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Canada?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Canada: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Albania

54.11 billion current LCU

in 2025

Canada

52.40 billion current LCU

in 2025

Albania rank

85th

Canada rank

87th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Albania
Canada

How they compare

Albania currently reports 54.11 billion current LCU against 52.40 billion current LCU in Canada, a difference of 1.71 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.

Albania ranks 85th and Canada ranks 87th of 168 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1970s	790.20 million current LCU	4.01 billion current LCU	3.22 billion current LCU	Canada
1980s	959.70 million current LCU	9.46 billion current LCU	8.50 billion current LCU	Canada
1990s	3.79 billion current LCU	12.47 billion current LCU	8.68 billion current LCU	Canada
2000s	12.33 billion current LCU	16.09 billion current LCU	3.76 billion current LCU	Canada
2010s	18.76 billion current LCU	23.28 billion current LCU	4.52 billion current LCU	Canada
2020s	35.75 billion current LCU	38.07 billion current LCU	2.33 billion current LCU	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Albania or Canada?: Albania, at 54.11 billion current LCU against 52.40 billion current LCU in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Canada?: 1.71 billion current LCU, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Canada?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Albania and Canada rank globally for military expenditure?: Albania ranks 85th and Canada ranks 87th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)