Australia vs Canada: Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports -54,068 National currency against -109,973 National currency in Australia, a difference of 55,905 National currency.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -9,646 National currency | -31,458 National currency | 21,813 National currency | Australia |
| 1990s | -11,044 National currency | -34,106 National currency | 23,063 National currency | Australia |
| 2000s | -7,742 National currency | 6,133 National currency | 13,875 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | -50,566 National currency | -21,407 National currency | 29,159 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | -97,211 National currency | -74,741 National currency | 22,470 National currency | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at -54,068 National currency against -109,973 National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators between Australia and Canada?
- 55,905 National currency, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators?
- Australia ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Balancing items) — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents the full sequence of non-financial accounts for the General Government sector and its sub-sectors from the production account to the capital account. It shows the balancing items and is designed to be used in conjunction with the tables entitled ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue)’ and ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Expenditure)’. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter in order to view the full sequence of non-financial accounts. Alternatively, specific lines within the sequence can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter to compare this item for combinations of sectors, countries and time periods. It is also possible to select the government sub-sectors – central, local and state (regional) government and social security funds – using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter.These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE12 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org