Canada vs Maldives: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Canada
44.7%
in 2024
Maldives
46.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
Maldives rank
25th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 46.1% against 44.7% in Canada, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Maldives ranks 25th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 31.0% | 17.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 32.0% | 8.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 31.7% | 9.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 46.1% against 44.7% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Maldives?
- 1.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Maldives rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 28th and Maldives ranks 25th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.