Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Revenue, Transactions

Canada
1.37 trillion
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.17 trillion
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Revenue, Transactions over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T1.2T199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.37 trillion against 1.17 trillion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 197.85 billion.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 35 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 438.25 billion 361.48 billion 76.77 billion Canada
2000s 555.69 billion 485.65 billion 70.04 billion Canada
2010s 786.17 billion 700.84 billion 85.33 billion Canada
2020s 1.18 trillion 994.77 billion 187.57 billion Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, transactions, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Canada, at 1.37 trillion against 1.17 trillion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in revenue, transactions between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
197.85 billion, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for revenue, transactions?
Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Revenue, 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
Revenue, 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.