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

5.11 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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 Italy: Military expenditure

Canada

40.21 billion current LCU

in 2024

Italy

35.10 billion current LCU

in 2024

Canada rank

91st

Italy rank

93rd

Military expenditure over time

Canada
Italy

How they compare

Canada currently reports 40.21 billion current LCU against 35.10 billion current LCU in Italy, a difference of 5.11 billion current LCU.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 91st and Italy ranks 93rd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.79 billion current LCU	512.93 million current LCU	1.27 billion current LCU	Canada
1970s	3.15 billion current LCU	1.55 billion current LCU	1.60 billion current LCU	Canada
1980s	9.46 billion current LCU	7.96 billion current LCU	1.50 billion current LCU	Canada
1990s	12.47 billion current LCU	15.78 billion current LCU	3.31 billion current LCU	Italy
2000s	16.09 billion current LCU	23.51 billion current LCU	7.42 billion current LCU	Italy
2010s	23.50 billion current LCU	22.90 billion current LCU	597.73 million current LCU	Canada
2020s	34.60 billion current LCU	32.36 billion current LCU	2.24 billion current LCU	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Italy?: Canada, at 40.21 billion current LCU against 35.10 billion current LCU in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Italy?: 5.11 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for military expenditure?: Canada ranks 91st and Italy ranks 93rd of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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