Exports of goods and services in Canada
Canada: Exports of goods and services was -1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Canada, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Canada recorded -1.7% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 280.0% on the previous year and down 149.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Canada peaked at 18.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -13.0%, in 2009.
Canada ranks 153rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Canada, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.6% | — |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +89.8% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | +54.5% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -66.6% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | +189.5% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | -18.2% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | -35.0% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -46.9% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +77.2% |
| 1973 | 10.1% | +16.8% |
| 1974 | -4.5% | -144.8% |
| 1975 | -8.3% | +83.7% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | -194.5% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +54.7% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -61.8% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -71.6% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +57.3% |
| 1982 | -1.3% | -179.1% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | -527.3% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +223.8% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -75.7% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | +183.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -90.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +415.7% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -63.8% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +349.4% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +44.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +44.9% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | -2.7% | -130.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -144.6% |
| 2003 | -1.7% | -240.9% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -428.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -59.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -61.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | -4.6% | -520.3% |
| 2009 | -13.0% | +184.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -151.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -42.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +157.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -55.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +139.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -492.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -136.9% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +37.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +37.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -85.0% |
| 2025 | -1.7% | -280.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | -8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -1.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 1.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -13.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -9.0% | 6.2% | 6 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7799 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 43,439 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 26,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Canada?
- Exports of goods and services in Canada was -1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for exports of goods and services?
- Canada ranks 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 149.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.