Canada vs Portugal: Military spending as a share of GDP
Canada
1.6%
in 2025
Portugal
1.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
91st
Portugal rank
88th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 2.5% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, 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 Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th 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.