Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Canada
Canada: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Canada, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Canada is 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Canada peaked at 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Canada ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Canada, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1152.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +106.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +109.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1152.2% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 15 Andorra 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Macao 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Spain 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Chile 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Switzerland 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Canada?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Canada was 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.