Canada vs France: Compensation of employees, Transactions

Canada
397.85 billion
in 2025
France
370.02 billion
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
France rank
14th

Compensation of employees, Transactions over time

  • Canada
  • France
100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 397.85 billion against 370.02 billion in France, a difference of 27.84 billion.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 12th and France ranks 14th of 35 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 114.76 billion 186.15 billion 71.38 billion France
2000s 156.67 billion 225.64 billion 68.97 billion France
2010s 240.26 billion 282.96 billion 42.70 billion France
2020s 338.27 billion 339.22 billion 942.83 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Canada or France?
Canada, at 397.85 billion against 370.02 billion in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Canada and France?
27.84 billion, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Canada and France rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
Canada ranks 12th and France ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.