Canada vs Turkey: Military expenditure (current USD)
Canada
29.35 billion current USD
in 2024
Turkey
24.98 billion current USD
in 2024
Canada rank
16th
Turkey rank
17th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Canada currently reports 29.35 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Turkey, a difference of 4.37 billion current USD.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th of 168 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | 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 Turkey?
- Canada, at 29.35 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Turkey?
- 4.37 billion current USD, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for military expenditure?
- Canada ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th 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)