Australia vs Canada: Military expenditure (current USD)
Australia
33.82 billion current USD
in 2024
Canada
29.35 billion current USD
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Canada rank
16th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 33.82 billion current USD against 29.35 billion current USD in Canada, a difference of 4.47 billion current USD.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Canada ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 823.76 million current USD | 1.69 billion current USD | 861.35 million current USD | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.12 billion current USD | 2.99 billion current USD | 873.75 million current USD | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.81 billion current USD | 7.48 billion current USD | 2.67 billion current USD | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.35 billion current USD | 9.51 billion current USD | 2.16 billion current USD | Canada |
| 2000s | 12.64 billion current USD | 13.00 billion current USD | 351.58 million current USD | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.77 billion current USD | 20.06 billion current USD | 5.70 billion current USD | Australia |
| 2020s | 31.73 billion current USD | 26.12 billion current USD | 5.62 billion current USD | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 33.82 billion current USD against 29.35 billion current USD in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Canada?
- 4.47 billion current USD, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for military expenditure?
- Australia ranks 15th and Canada ranks 16th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)