Canada vs United States: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum
Canada
2.13
in 2017
United States
1.4
in 2021
Canada rank
48th
United States rank
51st
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.13 against 1.4 in United States, a difference of 0.73.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 48th and United States ranks 51st of 65 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.85 | 3.22 | 0.6325 | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.68 | 4.67 | 1.01 | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.49 | 7.5 | 0.9963 | Canada |
| 1980s | 11.72 | 10.59 | 1.12 | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.92 | 6.66 | 1.26 | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.86 | 4.46 | 0.4059 | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.38 | 0.1849 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government bonds, rate, percent per annum, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 2.13 against 1.4 in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in government bonds, rate, percent per annum between Canada and United States?
- 0.73, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2017.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Canada ranks 48th and United States ranks 51st of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.