Canada vs Equatorial Guinea: General government total expenditure
Canada
1.42 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1.50 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Canada rank
71st
Equatorial Guinea rank
69th
General government total expenditure over time
- Canada
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.50 trillion current LCU against 1.42 trillion current LCU in Canada, a difference of 77.95 billion current LCU.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 71st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 220.96 billion current LCU | 37.62 billion current LCU | 183.33 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 1990s | 386.02 billion current LCU | 126.42 billion current LCU | 259.60 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 2000s | 548.80 billion current LCU | 863.71 billion current LCU | 314.91 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 806.46 billion current LCU | 2.49 trillion current LCU | 1.69 trillion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.25 trillion current LCU | 1.24 trillion current LCU | 15.21 billion current LCU | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Canada or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.50 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- 77.95 billion current LCU, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Equatorial Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Canada ranks 71st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th of 195 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