Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Canada
Canada: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.17 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada stood at 1.17 National currency per US dollar.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada peaked at 1.25 National currency per US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9372 National currency per US dollar, in 1971.
Canada ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Canada, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9533 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.9487 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9416 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9481 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9573 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9639 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9778 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9923 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9807 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9745 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9386 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9372 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9507 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9891 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.06 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.16 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9638 National currency per US dollar | 0.9416 National currency per US dollar | 0.9923 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | 0.9372 National currency per US dollar | 1.12 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 National currency per US dollar | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.75 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 New Zealand 1.47 National currency per US dollar compare
- 33 Australia 1.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 United States of America 1 National currency per US dollar compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.9307 National currency per US dollar compare
- 37 Georgia 0.889 National currency per US dollar 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6876 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4381 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 24,399 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2418 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,468 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada was 1.17 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 National currency per US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9372 National currency per US dollar in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org