Canada vs Spain: Government spending per capita

Canada
29,521 current international-$
in 2024
Spain
26,400 current international-$
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Spain rank
20th

Government spending per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Spain
010.0k20.0k30.0k200720152024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 29,521 current international-$ against 26,400 current international-$ in Spain, a difference of 3,122 current international-$.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 43 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending per capita
Unit
current international-$
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 757 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed

The total amount of money the general government spends per capita. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation.