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Canada GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Canada real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Canada economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Canada best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 82.7 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 1,627.3 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 1,742.7 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 2.6% | 2.1% | 1% | -3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 2.2% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
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GDP per capita - current prices
USD 44,412.1 (2017, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 2.20% | 2.10% | 1.87% | 1.55% | 1.4% |
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 1.6%
- industry: 27.7%
- services: 70.7%
(2016 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
1.6% (2014)
OECD, data retrieved January 2017
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 7.1% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 86.1% | 86.2% | 91.5% | 92.1% | 90.5% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -1.9% | -0.5% | -1.3% | -2.5% | -2.3% |
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Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated as of January 24th 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 2113.8 billion | USD 2095.4 billion | USD 1593.4 billion |
Largest companies
Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Manulife Financial, Brookfield Asset Management, Canadian Imperial Bank, Sun Life Financial, Kraft Heinz Company, Power Corp of Canada, BCE, Canadian National Railway, Magna International, Couche Tard, Enbridge, Suncor Energy, Rogers Communications, National Bank of Canada, Fairfax Financial, TELUS, George Weston, Agrium, Canadian Natural Resources, PotashCorp, TransCanada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Cenovus Energy, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Husky Energy, Barrick Gold, CGI Group, Onex, Fortis (Canada), Hydro One, Intact Financial, Saputo, Canadian Tire, Restaurant Brands International, Bombardier, Metro, Goldcorp, Industrial Alliance Insurance, Shaw Communications, Teck Resources, Empire, Pembina Pipeline, SNC-Lavalin Group, Air Canada, Hudson's Bay, Canadian Utilities, Crescent Point Energy, E-L Financial, Laurentian Bank, Ivanhoe Mines.
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-3.1% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
31.5% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
2.5% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
1.6% (2015)
Export commodities
Motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
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Import commodities
Machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Imports - major partners
US 53.1%, China 12.2%, Mexico 5.8% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 71,753 million | USD 58,506 million | USD 48,643 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 54,879 million | USD 55,688 million | USD 67,182 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 37568.6 million | USD 30672.5 million | USD 47560.9 million | USD 87826.2 million |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
Encana Corp, Athlon Energy Inc, United States, USD 6.8 billion / Amaya Gaming Group Inc, Oldford Group Ltd, Isle of Man, USD 5.0 billion / Fortis Inc, UNS Energy Corp, United States, USD 4.5 billion
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc, GE Antares Capital, United States, USD 12.0 billions / Bank of Montreal,Ontario, Canada, General Electric Capital Corp-Transportation Finance Business, United States, USD 8.9 billions / Investor Group, TransGrid Ltd-99-Year Lease, Australia, USD 7.4 billions / Element Financial Corp, GE Capital Fleet Services-US & Mexico Fleet Operations, United States, USD 7.2 billions / Investor Group, Fortum Distribution AB, Sweden, USD 7.0 billions / Royal Bank of Canada, City National Corp, United States, USD 5.4 billions / Informatica Corp SPV, Informatica Corp, United States, USD 5.2 billions / Investor Group, SIG Combibloc Group AG, Switzerland, USD 4.7 billions / Investor Group, TDF SA-Assets, France, USD 4.5 billions / Manufacturers Life Insurance Co, Standard Life Financial Inc, Canada, USD 3.7 billions / Concordia Healthcare Corp, Amdipharm Mercury Co Ltd, United Kingdom, USD 3.5 billions / Hudson's Bay Co, GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH, Germany, USD 3.2 billions
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 22 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 2 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 112 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 43 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 7 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 7 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 46 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 17 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 57 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 108 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 15 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
15 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 6 / Score: 77.97 (Mostly free) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Government type
Federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Languages
English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)
Religions
Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 27.632 million | 30.647 million | 33.959 million | 36.209 million | 38.42 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 69% | 76% | 80% | 82% |
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
33.7 (2010)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 43.52% Mobile 82.98% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)
Mercer Cost of living index
Vancouver: 142nd
Toronto: 143rd
Montreal: 155th
Calgary: 162nd
Ottawa: 171st
(2016)
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