Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Canada
Canada: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 18 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Canada, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
Canada recorded 18 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Canada peaked at 29 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2025.
Canada ranks 25th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 20 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 19 Percentage of median disposable household income | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 19 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 Percentage of median disposable household income | -5.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 18 Percentage of median disposable household income is below the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.67 Percentage of median disposable household income | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.5 Percentage of median disposable household income | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.33 Percentage of median disposable household income | 18 Percentage of median disposable household income | 21 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 22 United Kingdom 21 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 23 Israel 20 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 24 Sweden 19 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 26 Czechia 16 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 27 Romania 10 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 28 United States 9 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Canada?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Canada was 18 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 29 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.