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
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020022025

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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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.