Canada vs United Kingdom: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.40 trillion against 1.34 trillion in United Kingdom, a difference of 59.46 billion.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 420.35 billion | 380.08 billion | 40.27 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 537.21 billion | 557.81 billion | 20.61 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 792.90 billion | 805.25 billion | 12.35 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.24 trillion | 1.19 trillion | 50.08 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 1.40 trillion against 1.34 trillion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 59.46 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, 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.