Australia vs Canada: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 896,520 million USD against 674,904 million USD in Australia, a difference of 221,616 million USD.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 9th of 114 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 236,501 million USD | 417,417 million USD | 180,916 million USD | Canada |
| 2010s | 495,184 million USD | 620,474 million USD | 125,290 million USD | Canada |
| 2020s | 641,248 million USD | 852,150 million USD | 210,903 million USD | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 896,520 million USD against 674,904 million USD in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$ between Australia and Canada?
- 221,616 million USD, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 9th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.