Canada vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Canada
56,167 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
10,279 current US$ per person
in 2024
Canada rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 56,167 current US$ per person against 10,279 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 45,888 current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,888 current US$ per person | 169.97 current US$ per person | 2,718 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 7,171 current US$ per person | 432.6 current US$ per person | 6,739 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 14,606 current US$ per person | 841.64 current US$ per person | 13,765 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20,849 current US$ per person | 1,425 current US$ per person | 19,424 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 33,182 current US$ per person | 2,719 current US$ per person | 30,462 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 48,852 current US$ per person | 7,076 current US$ per person | 41,777 current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 52,692 current US$ per person | 9,387 current US$ per person | 43,305 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$), per capita, Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 56,167 current US$ per person against 10,279 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 45,888 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.