Canada vs United States: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.178 against 0.178 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 70th and United States ranks 71st of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1759 | 0.1654 | 0.3413 | United States |
| 2000s | -0.0538 | 0.1372 | 0.191 | United States |
| 2010s | -0.2206 | 0.0244 | 0.2451 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0.178 against 0.178 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Canada and United States?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Canada ranks 70th and United States ranks 71st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.