Canada vs Gabon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Canada
1.6%
in 2025
Gabon
1.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
91st
Gabon rank
89th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 91st and Gabon ranks 89th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Canada or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Canada and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Gabon?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Gabon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 91st and Gabon ranks 89th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. 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 gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.