Canada vs United States: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
4,777 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
4,485 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
United States rank
29th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,777 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,485 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 292 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 129.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 403.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 433.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.81 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 603.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 756.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 152.99 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1,233 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,773 BoP, current US$ per person | 539.49 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 2,258 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,767 BoP, current US$ per person | 509.09 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 3,716 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,730 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.51 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 4,777 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,485 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and United States?
- 292 BoP, current US$ 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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.