Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Compensation of employees, Transactions

Canada
397.85 billion
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
298.90 billion
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Compensation of employees, Transactions over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 397.85 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 98.95 billion.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 114.76 billion 97.67 billion 17.09 billion Canada
2000s 156.67 billion 141.94 billion 14.73 billion Canada
2010s 240.26 billion 174.50 billion 65.76 billion Canada
2020s 338.27 billion 252.14 billion 86.14 billion Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Canada, at 397.85 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
98.95 billion, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th 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.