Australia vs Canada: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada
0.6127 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
143rd
Canada rank
144th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6127 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0106 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 143rd and Canada ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0832 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5727 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4895 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.4747 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1518 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.5411 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5175 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4449 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4742 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5985 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5965 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6127 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0106 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 143rd and Canada ranks 144th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.