How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Japan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Canada

1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Canada rank

102nd

Japan rank

101st

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Canada
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Canada
1980s	0.9832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Canada
1990s	0.9849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2000s	0.9665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9882 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2010s	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Canada
2020s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Canada or Japan?: Japan, at 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Canada and Japan?: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

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