Gross fixed capital formation in Canada
Canada: Gross fixed capital formation was 22.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gross fixed capital formation in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Canada stood at 22.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Canada peaked at 25.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1995.
Canada ranks 82nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross fixed capital formation in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.4% | — |
| 1962 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 22.9% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 24.2% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 25.2% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 22.5% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 21.9% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 22.7% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 22.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.0% | 21.5% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.2% | 21.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 20.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 79 Sierra Leone 23.2% compare
- 80 Russian Federation 23.1% compare
- 81 Lithuania 22.9% compare
- 83 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 84 Serbia 22.8% compare
- 85 Philippines 22.7% compare
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 36,221 current US$ per person (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8344 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 47,143 current LCU per person (2022)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Canada?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Canada was 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Canada ranks 82nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.