Australia vs Canada: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Australia
-0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada
0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Australia rank
175th
Canada rank
173rd
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0829 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Canada ranks 173rd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0529 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0391 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0533 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0934 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | -0.0746 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | -0.2584 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2008.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0829 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 175th and Canada ranks 173rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.