Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Canada
Canada: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
136th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
All-time low
0.2221 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1972
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Canada stood at 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2221 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Canada ranks 136th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2469 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2611 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2601 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2428 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2418 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2295 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2221 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2291 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2311 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2476 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2495 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2637 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2748 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2591 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2611 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2827 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2923 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2899 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2785 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2719 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2532 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2322 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2343 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2407 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2648 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2518 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2564 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2811 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3049 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2911 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3135 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2804 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2716 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2646 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2596 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2507 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.255 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2417 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2326 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2448 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2694 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.305 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2938 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2996 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3109 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2983 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.311 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3137 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2461 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2412 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2221 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2748 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2794 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2591 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2619 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2322 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3049 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2749 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2504 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3135 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2733 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2326 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.305 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3091 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2983 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 133 Australia 0.3759 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Palau 0.3584 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 0.3519 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Panama 0.314 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Kosovo 0.2924 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2924 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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- 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 gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Canada?
- Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Canada was 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2221 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 136th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.