Canada vs Netherlands: Military expenditure

Canada

29.35 billion current USD

in 2024

Netherlands

23.18 billion current USD

in 2024

Canada rank

16th

Netherlands rank

19th

Military expenditure over time

Canada currently reports 29.35 billion current USD against 23.18 billion current USD in Netherlands, a difference of 6.17 billion current USD.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th 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)