Canada vs China: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Canada
34,126 current LCU per person
in 2025
China
33,456 current LCU per person
in 2025
Canada rank
98th
China rank
101st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 34,126 current LCU per person against 33,456 current LCU per person in China, a difference of 670 current LCU per person.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,512 current LCU per person | 162.05 current LCU per person | 8,350 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 13,247 current LCU per person | 579.99 current LCU per person | 12,667 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 17,034 current LCU per person | 3,025 current LCU per person | 14,009 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 22,574 current LCU per person | 15,308 current LCU per person | 7,266 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 31,455 current LCU per person | 29,297 current LCU per person | 2,158 current LCU per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 34,126 current LCU per person against 33,456 current LCU per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Canada and China?
- 670 current LCU per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.