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

4.37 billion current USD, with Canada ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Canada vs Türkiye: Military expenditure

Canada

29.35 billion current USD

in 2024

Türkiye

24.98 billion current USD

in 2024

Canada rank

16th

Türkiye rank

17th

Military expenditure over time

Canada
Türkiye

How they compare

Canada currently reports 29.35 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Türkiye, a difference of 4.37 billion current USD.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 167 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.69 billion current USD	437.20 million current USD	1.25 billion current USD	Canada
1970s	2.99 billion current USD	1.72 billion current USD	1.28 billion current USD	Canada
1980s	7.48 billion current USD	2.70 billion current USD	4.78 billion current USD	Canada
1990s	9.51 billion current USD	7.02 billion current USD	2.49 billion current USD	Canada
2000s	13.00 billion current USD	12.04 billion current USD	953.71 million current USD	Canada
2010s	20.06 billion current USD	17.98 billion current USD	2.09 billion current USD	Canada
2020s	26.12 billion current USD	18.13 billion current USD	7.99 billion current USD	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Türkiye?: Canada, at 29.35 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Türkiye?: 4.37 billion current USD, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Türkiye rank globally for military expenditure?: Canada ranks 16th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 167 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)