Machinery and transport equipment in Canada
Canada: Machinery and transport equipment was 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Canada, 1963–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Canada recorded 23.4% for machinery and transport equipment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Canada peaked at 33.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1963.
That places Canada 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 14.1% | — |
| 1964 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 15.9% | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18.2% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 16.5% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 22.9% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 machinery and transport equipment in Canada?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Canada was 23.4% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1963.
- How does Canada rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).