Canada vs South Asia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Canada
52,219 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Asia
2,472 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
26th
South Asia rank
24th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 52,219 current US$ per person against 2,472 current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 49,747 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 21.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 24th of 205 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,677 current US$ per person 97.01 current US$ per person 2,580 current US$ per person Canada
1970s 6,711 current US$ per person 149.26 current US$ per person 6,562 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 13,910 current US$ per person 271.93 current US$ per person 13,638 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 19,626 current US$ per person 335.77 current US$ per person 19,290 current US$ per person Canada
2000s 31,877 current US$ per person 642.65 current US$ per person 31,234 current US$ per person Canada
2010s 44,851 current US$ per person 1,501 current US$ per person 43,350 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 49,625 current US$ per person 2,187 current US$ per person 47,438 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Canada or South Asia?
Canada, at 52,219 current US$ per person against 2,472 current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Canada and South Asia?
49,747 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Canada and South Asia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 24th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.