Canada vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Canada
78,527 current LCU per person
in 2025
Switzerland
86,880 current LCU per person
in 2025
Canada rank
112th
Switzerland rank
109th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 86,880 current LCU per person against 78,527 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 8,353 current LCU per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,535 current LCU per person | 25,856 current LCU per person | 18,321 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 18,434 current LCU per person | 42,110 current LCU per person | 23,675 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 27,629 current LCU per person | 58,244 current LCU per person | 30,614 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 41,352 current LCU per person | 67,884 current LCU per person | 26,532 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 56,608 current LCU per person | 74,956 current LCU per person | 18,348 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 71,178 current LCU per person | 81,630 current LCU per person | 10,452 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 86,880 current LCU per person against 78,527 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Canada and Switzerland?
- 8,353 current LCU per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (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 national expenditure (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.