Canada vs El Salvador: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Canada
1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
144th
El Salvador rank
146th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 144th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 186 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1813 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1676 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 144th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.