Canada vs United Kingdom: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Canada
91.5
in 2015
United Kingdom
88.98
in 2015
Canada rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
23rd
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 91.5 against 88.98 in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.52.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 33.48 | 67.4 | 33.92 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 39.49 | 57.8 | 18.31 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 39.54 | 42.88 | 3.34 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 24.12 | 37.14 | 13.02 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 36.65 | 61.57 | 24.92 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 64.31 | 175.19 | 110.88 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 94.22 | 173.83 | 79.61 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 117.88 | 201.1 | 83.23 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 67.88 | 161.72 | 93.84 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 60.87 | 99.89 | 39.02 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 50.18 | 54.99 | 4.81 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 61.17 | 40.88 | 20.29 | Canada |
| 1990s | 91.75 | 38.53 | 53.22 | Canada |
| 2000s | 74.56 | 41.76 | 32.8 | Canada |
| 2010s | 85.21 | 84.13 | 1.07 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 91.5 against 88.98 in United Kingdom as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 2.52, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2015.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Canada ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.