Canada vs United States of America: Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions
Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 94.09 billion against 51.74 billion in United States of America, a difference of 42.35 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.34 billion | 70.13 billion | 58.79 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | 10.73 billion | -11.47 billion | 22.20 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 55.35 billion | 23.23 billion | 32.12 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt securities, financial assets, transactions, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 94.09 billion against 51.74 billion in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in debt securities, financial assets, transactions between Canada and United States of America?
- 42.35 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for debt securities, financial assets, transactions?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.