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APPENDIX G: CANADIAN DEFENCE EXPENDITURE AS A SHARE OF GDP (%) SINCE 1950

Year

Percentage (%)

1950

2.4

1951

4.7

1952

6.8

1953

7.4

1954

6.9

1955

6.2

1956

5.7

1957

5.3

1958

4.9

1959

4.4

1960

4.2

1961

4.1

1962

4.0

1963

3.6

1964

3.4

1965

2.9

1966

2.7

1967

2.7

1968

2.5

1969

2.3

1970

2.2

1971

2.1

1972

2.0

1973

1.8

1974

1.8

1975

1.9

1976

1.8

1977

1.8

1978

1.8

1979

1.7

1980

1.8

1981

1.7

1982

2.0

1983

2.1

1984

2.1

1985

2.1

1986

2.1

1987

2.1

1988

2.0

1989

1.9

1990

2.0

1991

1.9

1992

1.9

1993

1.8

1994

1.7

1995

1.6

1996

1.4

1997

1.2

1998

1.3

1999

1.2

2000

1.1

2001

1.1

2002

1.1

2003

1.1

2004

1.1

2005

1.1

2006

1.1

2007

1.2

2008

1.2

2009

1.4

2010

1.2

2011

1.2

2012

1.1

2013

1.0

2014

1.0

2015

1.2

2016

1.2

2017

1.3

Source:   Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), “SIPRI Military Expenditure Database: Data for all Countries 1949-2017,” 2018.