Canada vs France: Gross national expenditure
Canada
100.8%
in 2025
France
100.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
103rd
France rank
105th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 100.8% against 100.4% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 103rd and France ranks 105th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.9% | 99.0% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 100.5% | 99.3% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 98.3% | 100.6% | 2.3% | France |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 99.2% | 2.6% | France |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 100.8% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 101.4% | 0.9% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 100.8% against 100.4% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Canada and France?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Canada ranks 103rd and France ranks 105th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.