Canada vs France: Expenditure, Transactions
Expenditure, Transactions over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.71 trillion against 1.43 trillion in Canada, a difference of 288.60 billion.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and France ranks 12th 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 | 421.05 billion | 748.59 billion | 327.54 billion | France |
| 2000s | 548.80 billion | 942.29 billion | 393.49 billion | France |
| 2010s | 806.46 billion | 1.26 trillion | 451.59 billion | France |
| 2020s | 1.25 trillion | 1.58 trillion | 325.05 billion | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, transactions, Canada or France?
- France, at 1.71 trillion against 1.43 trillion in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure, transactions between Canada and France?
- 288.60 billion, with France 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 expenditure, transactions?
- Canada ranks 14th and France ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, 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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About this data
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.