Canada vs United States: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Canada
0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2008
United States
0.0409 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
173rd
United States rank
170th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0409 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0337 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes United States's figure about 5.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 173rd and United States ranks 170th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0152 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1980s | -0.0533 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0856 current LCU per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 1990s | -0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 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, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 0.0409 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Canada and United States?
- 0.0337 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 173rd and United States ranks 170th 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.