Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Canada
Canada: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Canada, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Canada stood at 0.0003 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Canada peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Canada ranks 182nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 179 Mauritania 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Bolivia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Australia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Canada?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Canada was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Canada ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.