Canada vs Upper middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per
Canada
12,201 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
1,660 current US$ per person
in 2024
Canada rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
20th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12,201 current US$ per person against 1,660 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 10,541 current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 7.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 493.83 current US$ per person | 19.73 current US$ per person | 474.09 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1,542 current US$ per person | 55.33 current US$ per person | 1,487 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 3,237 current US$ per person | 112.66 current US$ per person | 3,125 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 4,632 current US$ per person | 194.32 current US$ per person | 4,438 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 6,748 current US$ per person | 399.84 current US$ per person | 6,348 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,013 current US$ per person | 1,121 current US$ per person | 8,892 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 11,166 current US$ per person | 1,533 current US$ per person | 9,633 current US$ per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 12,201 current US$ per person against 1,660 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 10,541 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Canada ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.