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

Canada
52,219 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
51,972 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
27th

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

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119932025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 52,219 current US$ per person against 51,972 current US$ per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 247 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 6,711 current US$ per person 3,994 current US$ per person 2,718 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 13,910 current US$ per person 10,023 current US$ per person 3,888 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 19,626 current US$ per person 20,574 current US$ per person 948.23 current US$ per person United Kingdom
2000s 31,877 current US$ per person 34,801 current US$ per person 2,924 current US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 44,851 current US$ per person 38,468 current US$ per person 6,383 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 49,625 current US$ per person 44,570 current US$ per person 5,055 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$), per capita, Canada or United Kingdom?
Canada, at 52,219 current US$ per person against 51,972 current US$ per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?
247 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.