Canada vs France: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main

Canada
524,591 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
in 2025
France
488,510 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
France rank
17th

Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main over time

  • Canada
  • France
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198120032025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 524,591 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit against 488,510 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit in France, a difference of 36,081 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and France ranks 17th of 30 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1990s 140,750 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 226,376 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 85,625 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit France
2000s 201,966 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 290,952 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 88,986 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit France
2010s 316,333 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 374,448 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 58,115 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit France
2020s 449,375 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 452,845 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 3,470 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main, Canada or France?
Canada, at 524,591 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit against 488,510 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main between Canada and France?
36,081 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Canada and France rank globally for annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main?
Canada ranks 14th and France ranks 17th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main aggregates IDC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs France: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/annual-government-deficit-surplus-revenue-expenditure-and-main-aggregates-idc/canada/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/annual-government-deficit-surplus-revenue-expenditure-and-main-aggregates-idc/canada/france/">Canada vs France: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main aggregates IDC
Unit
Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,190 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed