Australia vs Canada: Net operating balance, Transactions

Australia
-19.89 billion
in 2025
Canada
-26.33 billion
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Canada rank
21st

Net operating balance, Transactions over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
-200.0B-100.0B0199020072025

How they compare

Australia currently reports -19.89 billion against -26.33 billion in Canada, a difference of 6.44 billion.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Canada ranks 21st of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
2000s 17.61 billion 21.27 billion 3.65 billion Canada
2010s -20.40 billion -6.72 billion 13.67 billion Canada
2020s -43.59 billion -55.05 billion 11.46 billion Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net operating balance, transactions, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at -19.89 billion against -26.33 billion in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in net operating balance, transactions between Australia and Canada?
6.44 billion, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for net operating balance, transactions?
Australia ranks 20th and Canada ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Net 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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Indicator
Net operating balance, 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.