Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Canada
Canada: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.0% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.3% on the previous year and up 706.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Canada peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2009.
Canada ranks 141st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -219.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -305.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -56.5% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -108.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | +514.3% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | +244.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -220.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -76.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +161.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +168.1% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -106.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -362.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +90.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +30.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -108.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -777.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -48.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -106.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -7333.3% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | -1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.0% | 2.2% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,016 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 12,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.3063 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Canada?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Canada was 1.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Canada ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 706.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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