Canada vs Iceland: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 135.67 billion against 83.73 billion in Canada, a difference of 51.95 billion.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 6th of 35 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.14 billion | 90.41 billion | 9.27 billion | Iceland |
| 2010s | 57.01 billion | 159.15 billion | 102.14 billion | Iceland |
| 2020s | 32.27 billion | 61.62 billion | 29.35 billion | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 135.67 billion against 83.73 billion in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Canada and Iceland?
- 51.95 billion, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Canada ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 6th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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.