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Canada Highest Military Spending

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4.19% in 1960

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest military spending in Canada was 4.19% in 1960. The top 5 years were: 1960 (4.19%), 1961 (4.13%), 1962 (4.00%), 1963 (3.62%), 1964 (3.40%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Canada Top 5 Highest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1960	4.19%
2nd	1961	4.13%
3rd	1962	4.00%
4th	1963	3.62%
5th	1964	3.40%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1964	3.40%	−0.22%	50th
1963	3.62%	−0.38%	51st
1962	4.00%	−0.13%	53rd
1961	4.13%	−0.06%	56th
1960	4.19%	–	48th
1969	2.27%	−0.27%	38th
1968	2.54%	−0.20%	42nd
1967	2.75%	+0.06%	39th
1966	2.68%	−0.25%	39th
1965	2.93%	−0.47%	43rd
2025	1.23%	−0.09%	98th
2024	1.31%	+0.06%	57th
2023	1.25%	+0.09%	52nd
2022	1.17%	−0.09%	50th
2021	1.25%	−0.14%	57th
2020	1.39%	+0.11%	65th
2019	1.28%	−0.03%	61st
2018	1.32%	−0.03%	68th
2017	1.35%	+0.19%	74th
2016	1.16%	+0.01%	58th
2015	1.15%	+0.16%	60th
2012	1.12%	−0.07%	52nd
2011	1.19%	−0.00%	56th
2010	1.19%	−0.18%	50th
2009	1.38%	+0.13%	64th
2008	1.25%	+0.06%	55th
2007	1.19%	+0.06%	47th
2006	1.12%	+0.02%	44th
2005	1.11%	+0.00%	44th
2004	1.10%	−0.01%	39th
2003	1.11%	−0.00%	40th
2002	1.12%	−0.02%	37th
2001	1.13%	+0.02%	36th
2000	1.11%	−0.13%	36th
1999	1.24%	−0.01%	43rd
1998	1.26%	+0.01%	39th
1997	1.25%	−0.16%	40th
1996	1.40%	−0.15%	49th
1995	1.55%	−0.14%	52nd
1994	1.70%	−0.13%	57th
1993	1.82%	−0.04%	60th
1992	1.86%	−0.03%	49th
1991	1.90%	−0.06%	41st
1990	1.96%	+0.02%	42nd
1989	1.93%	−0.05%	39th
1988	1.99%	−0.08%	35th
1987	2.06%	−0.05%	46th
1986	2.11%	+0.01%	45th
1985	2.10%	−0.02%	43rd
1984	2.12%	+0.04%	38th
1983	2.08%	+0.13%	36th
2014	0.99%	−0.01%	44th
2013	1.00%	−0.12%	43rd
1982	1.95%	+0.24%	27th
1981	1.71%	−0.05%	28th
1980	1.76%	+0.05%	32nd
1979	1.71%	−0.14%	29th
1978	1.85%	+0.04%	31st
1977	1.81%	+0.04%	33rd
1976	1.77%	−0.10%	33rd
1975	1.86%	+0.08%	36th
1974	1.78%	−0.05%	36th
1973	1.83%	−0.18%	37th
1972	2.01%	−0.12%	38th
1971	2.13%	−0.06%	41st
1970	2.19%	−0.08%	40th

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