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Countries/Canada

Defense

Canada · 9 indicators

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Defense

Canada — Defense spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.
1.3% GDP
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

Canada — Defense spending — % of government expenditure

Military expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.
3.1%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Defense

Canada — Armed forces at a glance

70,500​
Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude
  • ≈30,000
    Reserves
  • ≈80
    Main battle tanks
  • ≈600
    Armoured vehicles
Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI· Data 2024
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Defense

Canada — Military spending (USD)

Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.
30.6BUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada — Active military personnel

Number of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.
72K​
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada — Arms exports

Value of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.
237MUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Canada — Arms imports

Value of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.
198MUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026
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Canada — Military personnel (% labour force)

Share of military personnel in the labour force.
0.4%
2020
Source: World Bank· Data 2020
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)

Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.
41.9BEUR
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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