Canada vs Ireland: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 79.47 billion against 28.50 billion in Ireland, a difference of 50.98 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.8 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.00 billion | 3.62 billion | 52.38 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 57.63 billion | -6.49 billion | 64.12 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 37.11 billion | 16.28 billion | 20.82 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 79.47 billion against 28.50 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Canada and Ireland?
- 50.98 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Canada ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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.