Canada vs Germany: Use of goods and services, Transactions
Use of goods and services, Transactions over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 303.89 billion against 289.13 billion in Germany, a difference of 14.76 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Germany ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.44 billion | 107.71 billion | 11.73 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 170.32 billion | 163.68 billion | 6.64 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 256.32 billion | 260.51 billion | 4.19 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of goods and services, transactions, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 303.89 billion against 289.13 billion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of goods and services, transactions between Canada and Germany?
- 14.76 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for use of goods and services, transactions?
- Canada ranks 10th and Germany ranks 11th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Use of goods and services, 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.