Canada vs Saudi Arabia: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Canada
34,126 current LCU per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
35,854 current LCU per person
in 2025
Canada rank
98th
Saudi Arabia rank
96th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 35,854 current LCU per person against 34,126 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 1,728 current LCU per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,512 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 8,512 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 13,247 current LCU per person | 14,608 current LCU per person | 1,360 current LCU per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 17,034 current LCU per person | 17,564 current LCU per person | 530.03 current LCU per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 22,574 current LCU per person | 33,165 current LCU per person | 10,591 current LCU per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 31,455 current LCU per person | 36,251 current LCU per person | 4,797 current LCU per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 35,854 current LCU per person against 34,126 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,728 current LCU per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th 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.