Canada vs United Kingdom: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Canada
56,167 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
58,381 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
19th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 58,381 current US$ 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 ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | 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 |
| 2000s | 33,182 current US$ per person | 39,307 current US$ per person | 6,125 current US$ per person | United Kingdom |
| 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$), per capita, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 58,381 current US$ per person against 56,167 current US$ per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 2,214 current US$ per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.