Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada
Canada: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0427 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
131st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0452 million USD per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0091 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada peaked at 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Canada 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0199 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0207 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.028 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.037 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0382 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0384 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0401 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0414 million USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0418 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0405 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0441 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0327 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0384 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0437 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0405 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 128 Fiji 0.0497 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Tunisia 0.0485 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 0.045 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Eswatini 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Tajikistan 0.0413 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Iraq 0.0405 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Canada was 0.0427 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Canada ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.