Australia vs Canada: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 354.74 billion against 335.24 billion in Canada, a difference of 19.49 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.72 billion | 131.05 billion | 19.33 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 178.04 billion | 191.17 billion | 13.13 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 299.14 billion | 317.66 billion | 18.52 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 354.74 billion against 335.24 billion in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Australia and Canada?
- 19.49 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 social benefits, transactions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, 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.