Canada vs Spain: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 335.24 billion against 331.17 billion in Spain, a difference of 4.07 billion.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.13 billion | 83.98 billion | 7.16 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 119.64 billion | 129.00 billion | 9.35 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 191.17 billion | 203.68 billion | 12.51 billion | Spain |
| 2020s | 317.66 billion | 287.82 billion | 29.84 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 335.24 billion against 331.17 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Canada and Spain?
- 4.07 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Canada ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th 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.