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

581.70 million current LCU, with Canada ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1973 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.

Canada vs Guyana: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Canada

52.40 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guyana

51.82 billion current LCU

in 2025

Canada rank

87th

Guyana rank

88th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Canada
Guyana

How they compare

Canada currently reports 52.40 billion current LCU against 51.82 billion current LCU in Guyana, a difference of 581.70 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 88th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.60 billion current LCU	49.77 million current LCU	3.55 billion current LCU	Canada
1980s	9.46 billion current LCU	100.07 million current LCU	9.36 billion current LCU	Canada
1990s	12.86 billion current LCU	533.06 million current LCU	12.33 billion current LCU	Canada
2000s	16.09 billion current LCU	4.09 billion current LCU	12.00 billion current LCU	Canada
2010s	23.28 billion current LCU	9.45 billion current LCU	13.82 billion current LCU	Canada
2020s	38.07 billion current LCU	28.07 billion current LCU	10.00 billion current LCU	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Guyana?: Canada, at 52.40 billion current LCU against 51.82 billion current LCU in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Guyana?: 581.70 million current LCU, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guyana?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Canada and Guyana rank globally for military expenditure?: Canada ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 88th 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)