Australia vs Canada: Expense

Australia
644.60 billion current LCU
in 2022
Canada
565.06 billion current LCU
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Canada rank
71st

Expense over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197219972023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 644.60 billion current LCU against 565.06 billion current LCU in Canada, a difference of 79.53 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 68th and Canada ranks 71st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 118.23 billion current LCU 186.55 billion current LCU 68.32 billion current LCU Canada
2000s 234.39 billion current LCU 244.84 billion current LCU 10.45 billion current LCU Canada
2010s 427.00 billion current LCU 348.89 billion current LCU 78.11 billion current LCU Australia
2020s 641.61 billion current LCU 575.11 billion current LCU 66.50 billion current LCU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 644.60 billion current LCU against 565.06 billion current LCU in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Australia and Canada?
79.53 billion current LCU, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for expense?
Australia ranks 68th and Canada ranks 71st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.