Canada vs Denmark: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Canada
1.42 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Denmark
1.49 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Canada rank
72nd
Denmark rank
71st
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.49 trillion current LCU against 1.42 trillion current LCU in Canada, a difference of 67.40 billion current LCU.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 72nd and Denmark ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 220.96 billion current LCU | 340.85 billion current LCU | 119.89 billion current LCU | Denmark |
| 1990s | 386.02 billion current LCU | 584.94 billion current LCU | 198.92 billion current LCU | Denmark |
| 2000s | 548.80 billion current LCU | 814.04 billion current LCU | 265.24 billion current LCU | Denmark |
| 2010s | 806.46 billion current LCU | 1.09 trillion current LCU | 286.26 billion current LCU | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.25 trillion current LCU | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 79.63 billion current LCU | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.49 trillion current LCU against 1.42 trillion current LCU in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Canada and Denmark?
- 67.40 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Canada ranks 72nd and Denmark ranks 71st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release