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

6.78 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 Jamaica: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Canada

52.40 billion current LCU

in 2025

Jamaica

45.62 billion current LCU

in 2025

Canada rank

87th

Jamaica rank

89th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Canada
Jamaica

How they compare

Canada currently reports 52.40 billion current LCU against 45.62 billion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 6.78 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.76 billion current LCU	26.38 million current LCU	3.73 billion current LCU	Canada
1980s	9.90 billion current LCU	127.60 million current LCU	9.77 billion current LCU	Canada
1990s	12.47 billion current LCU	1.22 billion current LCU	11.25 billion current LCU	Canada
2000s	16.09 billion current LCU	4.71 billion current LCU	11.37 billion current LCU	Canada
2010s	23.28 billion current LCU	17.23 billion current LCU	6.04 billion current LCU	Canada
2020s	38.07 billion current LCU	37.36 billion current LCU	713.23 million current LCU	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Jamaica?: Canada, at 52.40 billion current LCU against 45.62 billion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Jamaica?: 6.78 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for military expenditure?: Canada ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 89th 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)