Canada vs Spain: Military expenditure (current USD)
Canada
37.49 billion current USD
in 2025
Spain
40.21 billion current USD
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Spain rank
15th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 40.21 billion current USD against 37.49 billion current USD in Canada, a difference of 2.72 billion current USD.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 168 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 | 19.93 billion current USD | 17.29 billion current USD | 2.63 billion current USD | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.38 billion current USD | 24.73 billion current USD | 3.65 billion current USD | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 40.21 billion current USD against 37.49 billion current USD in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Spain?
- 2.72 billion current USD, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?
- Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th 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)