Australia vs Canada: Military expenditure

Australia

33.82 billion current USD

in 2024

Canada

29.35 billion current USD

in 2024

Australia rank

15th

Canada rank

16th

Military expenditure over time

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.

Globally, Australia ranks 15th and Canada ranks 16th of 167 countries.

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)