Canada vs United States: Economic Outlook No 115 — Balance of primary income as a percent of
Economic Outlook No 115 — Balance of primary income as a percent of over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.5001 against 0.3485 in Canada, a difference of 0.1516.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 10th of 36 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.5 | 0.6689 | 3.17 | United States |
| 1970s | -3.01 | 0.8231 | 3.83 | United States |
| 1980s | -3.86 | 0.6933 | 4.55 | United States |
| 1990s | -3.39 | 0.2694 | 3.66 | United States |
| 2000s | -2.12 | 0.3615 | 2.48 | United States |
| 2010s | -0.9324 | 1.17 | 2.1 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.1778 | 0.5957 | 0.4178 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 115 — balance of primary income as a percent of, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 0.5001 against 0.3485 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 115 — balance of primary income as a percent of between Canada and United States?
- 0.1516, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for economic outlook no 115 — balance of primary income as a percent of?
- Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 10th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 115 — Balance of primary income as a percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP