How does Canada rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Canada ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Canada

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Canada
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Canada: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

51st

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

Canada ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.1%
1962	0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1963	0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1964	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1965	0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1966	0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1967	0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1968	0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1969	0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1970	0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1971	0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1972	0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1973	0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1974	0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1975	0.0479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1976	0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1977	0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1978	0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1979	0.0699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1980	0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1981	0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1982	0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1983	0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1984	0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1985	0.0647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1986	0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1987	0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1988	0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1989	0.0622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1990	0.0601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1991	0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1992	0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1993	0.0563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1994	0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1995	0.0705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
1996	0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1997	0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1998	0.0682 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1999	0.0679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2000	0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2001	0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2002	0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2003	0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2004	0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2005	0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2006	0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2007	0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2008	0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2009	0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2010	0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2011	0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2012	0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2013	0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2014	0.0556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2015	0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2016	0.0546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2017	0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2018	0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2019	0.0673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2020	0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2021	0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2022	0.0657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2023	0.0801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
2024	0.084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2025	0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Canada

48 Suriname 0.0864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
49 Austria 0.0859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
50 Bulgaria 0.0849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
52 Estonia 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
53 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
54 El Salvador 0.0821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Canada?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Canada was 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Canada rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.