Australia vs Canada: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Australia
884.05 billion current GBP
in 2014
Canada
1.08 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
11th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.08 trillion current GBP against 884.05 billion current GBP in Australia, a difference of 200.00 billion current GBP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 71.80 million current GBP | 86.00 million current GBP | 14.20 million current GBP | Canada |
| 1870s | 108.47 million current GBP | 89.99 million current GBP | 18.48 million current GBP | Australia |
| 1880s | 168.70 million current GBP | 120.94 million current GBP | 47.76 million current GBP | Australia |
| 1890s | 169.40 million current GBP | 144.33 million current GBP | 25.07 million current GBP | Australia |
| 1900s | 232.06 million current GBP | 277.29 million current GBP | 45.23 million current GBP | Canada |
| 1910s | 426.86 million current GBP | 635.58 million current GBP | 208.72 million current GBP | Canada |
| 1920s | 792.16 million current GBP | 1.08 billion current GBP | 289.42 million current GBP | Canada |
| 1930s | 610.60 million current GBP | 983.75 million current GBP | 373.16 million current GBP | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.17 billion current GBP | 2.74 billion current GBP | 1.57 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.66 billion current GBP | 10.22 billion current GBP | 6.57 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 1960s | 9.58 billion current GBP | 20.38 billion current GBP | 10.81 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 1970s | 41.10 billion current GBP | 78.86 billion current GBP | 37.75 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 1980s | 122.09 billion current GBP | 237.78 billion current GBP | 115.69 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 1990s | 220.18 billion current GBP | 376.44 billion current GBP | 156.27 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 2000s | 380.23 billion current GBP | 642.63 billion current GBP | 262.40 billion current GBP | Canada |
| 2010s | 892.90 billion current GBP | 1.11 trillion current GBP | 222.06 billion current GBP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.08 trillion current GBP against 884.05 billion current GBP in Australia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Australia and Canada?
- 200.00 billion current GBP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2014.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.