Canada vs Spain: Military expenditure
Canada
29.35 billion current USD
in 2024
Spain
24.62 billion current USD
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Spain rank
18th
Military expenditure over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 29.35 billion current USD against 24.62 billion current USD in Spain, a difference of 4.73 billion current USD.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 billion current USD | 450.51 million current USD | 1.23 billion current USD | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.99 billion current USD | 2.23 billion current USD | 761.61 million current USD | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.48 billion current USD | 6.25 billion current USD | 1.22 billion current USD | Canada |
| 1990s | 9.51 billion current USD | 10.98 billion current USD | 1.47 billion current USD | Spain |
| 2000s | 13.00 billion current USD | 15.46 billion current USD | 2.47 billion current USD | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.06 billion current USD | 17.29 billion current USD | 2.77 billion current USD | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.12 billion current USD | 21.14 billion current USD | 4.97 billion current USD | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 29.35 billion current USD against 24.62 billion current USD in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Spain?
- 4.73 billion current USD, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?
- Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 166 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)