Canada vs United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
4,716 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
4,447 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
25th
United States rank
27th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,716 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 269 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 365.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 304.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 972.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 331.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 641.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person | 683.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 637.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,893 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,611 BoP, current US$ per person | 281.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,717 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,110 BoP, current US$ per person | 607.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,807 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,511 BoP, current US$ per person | 296.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 4,716 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,447 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 269 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.