Canada vs United States: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Canada
73,008 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
67,708 current LCU per person
in 2021
Canada rank
120th
United States rank
123rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 73,008 current LCU per person against 67,708 current LCU per person in United States, a difference of 5,300 current LCU per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 120th and United States ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,055 current LCU per person | 7,308 current LCU per person | 252.64 current LCU per person | United States |
| 1980s | 17,558 current LCU per person | 16,363 current LCU per person | 1,195 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 26,038 current LCU per person | 26,880 current LCU per person | 841.39 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2000s | 39,795 current LCU per person | 41,184 current LCU per person | 1,389 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2010s | 51,943 current LCU per person | 53,948 current LCU per person | 2,005 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2020s | 58,341 current LCU per person | 64,531 current LCU per person | 6,189 current LCU per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 73,008 current LCU per person against 67,708 current LCU per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 5,300 current LCU per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 120th and United States ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.