Canada vs United States of America: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita

Canada
17,834 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States of America
18,397 current LCU per person
in 2024
Canada rank
107th
United States of America rank
104th

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119932025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 18,397 current LCU per person against 17,834 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 563 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Canada ranks 107th and United States of America ranks 104th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1,747 current LCU per person 1,754 current LCU per person 7.39 current LCU per person United States of America
1980s 4,142 current LCU per person 4,026 current LCU per person 115.53 current LCU per person Canada
1990s 5,552 current LCU per person 6,032 current LCU per person 479.92 current LCU per person United States of America
2000s 9,223 current LCU per person 9,344 current LCU per person 121.18 current LCU per person United States of America
2010s 13,031 current LCU per person 11,380 current LCU per person 1,651 current LCU per person Canada
2020s 16,121 current LCU per person 16,363 current LCU per person 242.12 current LCU per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 18,397 current LCU per person against 17,834 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Canada and United States of America?
563 current LCU per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
Canada ranks 107th and United States of America ranks 104th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs United States of America: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-lcu-per-capita/canada/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-lcu-per-capita/canada/united-states/">Canada vs United States of America: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 8,148 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed 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.