Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Canada
17,922 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
18,352 current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
35th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
33rd

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119932025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 18,352 current US$ per person against 17,922 current US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 430 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 193 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,642 current US$ per person 1,110 current US$ per person 532.26 current US$ per person Canada
1980s 3,657 current US$ per person 2,783 current US$ per person 874.05 current US$ per person Canada
1990s 6,690 current US$ per person 5,699 current US$ per person 991 current US$ per person Canada
2000s 11,355 current US$ per person 10,620 current US$ per person 734.25 current US$ per person Canada
2010s 15,789 current US$ per person 13,510 current US$ per person 2,279 current US$ per person Canada
2020s 17,186 current US$ per person 15,703 current US$ per person 1,483 current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 18,352 current US$ per person against 17,922 current US$ per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
430 current US$ per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Canada ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.