Canada vs United States of America: Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions
Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 470.43 billion against 184.85 billion in Canada, a difference of 285.58 billion.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 33 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.23 billion | 175.54 billion | 116.31 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | 62.21 billion | 170.15 billion | 107.94 billion | United States of America |
| 2020s | 175.96 billion | 341.39 billion | 165.43 billion | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, transactions, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 470.43 billion against 184.85 billion in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets, transactions between Canada and United States of America?
- 285.58 billion, with United States of America 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 net acquisition of financial assets, transactions?
- Canada ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 6th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net acquisition of 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.