Canada vs Italy: Military spending as a share of government spending
Canada
3.7%
in 2025
Italy
3.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
125th
Italy rank
123rd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 125th and Italy ranks 123rd of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Canada and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Canada ranks 125th and Italy ranks 123rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.