Canada vs United States: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU)
Canada
18,031 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
18,554 current LCU per person
in 2024
Canada rank
108th
United States rank
107th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 18,554 current LCU per person against 18,031 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 523 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 108th and United States ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,822 current LCU per person | 1,819 current LCU per person | 2.8 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 4,176 current LCU per person | 4,097 current LCU per person | 78.57 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 5,584 current LCU per person | 6,170 current LCU per person | 585.99 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2000s | 9,381 current LCU per person | 9,379 current LCU per person | 2.14 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 13,269 current LCU per person | 11,599 current LCU per person | 1,670 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 16,543 current LCU per person | 16,533 current LCU per person | 10.34 current LCU per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 18,554 current LCU per person against 18,031 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 523 current LCU per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 108th and United States ranks 107th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.