Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Canada
56,167 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
58,381 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119932025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 58,381 current US$ per person against 56,167 current US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 2,214 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 7,171 current US$ per person 4,711 current US$ per person 2,460 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 14,606 current US$ per person 12,022 current US$ per person 2,585 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 20,849 current US$ per person 23,701 current US$ per person 2,852 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 33,182 current US$ per person 39,307 current US$ per person 6,125 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 48,852 current US$ per person 43,607 current US$ per person 5,245 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 53,271 current US$ per person 49,734 current US$ per person 3,538 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 58,381 current US$ per person against 56,167 current US$ per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2,214 current US$ per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.