Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Canada
Canada: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 31,206 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 31,206 US dollar per person for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Canada peaked at 31,206 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 154.37 US dollar per person, in 1962.
Canada ranks 25th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 178.65 US dollar per person | — |
| 1961 | 168.4 US dollar per person | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 154.37 US dollar per person | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 165.39 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 344.73 US dollar per person | +108.4% |
| 1965 | 325.71 US dollar per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 342.63 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 360.31 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 406.27 US dollar per person | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 546.36 US dollar per person | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 638.54 US dollar per person | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 665.9 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 760.45 US dollar per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 992.82 US dollar per person | +30.6% |
| 1974 | 1,078 US dollar per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 1,102 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,296 US dollar per person | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 1,419 US dollar per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 1,637 US dollar per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 1,802 US dollar per person | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 2,310 US dollar per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 2,717 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 2,834 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 2,649 US dollar per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 2,724 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,692 US dollar per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3,027 US dollar per person | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 2,939 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 2,804 US dollar per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2,896 US dollar per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3,182 US dollar per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 3,117 US dollar per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,100 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2,993 US dollar per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,601 US dollar per person | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 4,167 US dollar per person | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 4,598 US dollar per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 4,764 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 4,531 US dollar per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 4,220 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 4,207 US dollar per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,331 US dollar per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4,116 US dollar per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 4,658 US dollar per person | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 5,197 US dollar per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 5,737 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 6,787 US dollar per person | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 8,694 US dollar per person | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 9,388 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 10,900 US dollar per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 11,804 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 12,781 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 13,438 US dollar per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 12,896 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 13,623 US dollar per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 13,829 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15,000 US dollar per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 17,934 US dollar per person | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 18,862 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 20,453 US dollar per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 23,033 US dollar per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 23,926 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 27,254 US dollar per person | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 29,457 US dollar per person | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 29,049 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 31,206 US dollar per person | +7.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 31,206 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,215 US dollar per person, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +108.4% | 165.39 US dollar per person | 344.73 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299.28 US dollar per person | 154.37 US dollar per person | 546.36 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,139 US dollar per person | 638.54 US dollar per person | 1,802 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,759 US dollar per person | 2,310 US dollar per person | 3,027 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,827 US dollar per person | 2,993 US dollar per person | 4,764 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,401 US dollar per person | 4,116 US dollar per person | 10,900 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,062 US dollar per person | 11,804 US dollar per person | 20,453 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,321 US dollar per person | 23,033 US dollar per person | 31,206 US dollar per person | 6 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0258 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Canada?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Canada was 31,206 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 31,206 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 154.37 US dollar per person in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.