Canada vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Canada
29.35 billion current USD
in 2024
Lower middle income
127.03 billion current USD
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
19th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 127.03 billion current USD against 29.35 billion current USD in Canada, a difference of 97.68 billion current USD.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 167 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.69 billion current USD 2.97 billion current USD 1.28 billion current USD Lower middle income
1970s 2.99 billion current USD 9.84 billion current USD 6.85 billion current USD Lower middle income
1980s 7.48 billion current USD 20.70 billion current USD 13.23 billion current USD Lower middle income
1990s 9.51 billion current USD 25.88 billion current USD 16.37 billion current USD Lower middle income
2000s 13.00 billion current USD 53.76 billion current USD 40.76 billion current USD Lower middle income
2010s 20.06 billion current USD 94.39 billion current USD 74.33 billion current USD Lower middle income
2020s 26.12 billion current USD 120.95 billion current USD 94.83 billion current USD Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Canada or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 127.03 billion current USD against 29.35 billion current USD in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Canada and Lower middle income?
97.68 billion current USD, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Canada ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.