Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada
Canada: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 42,015 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Canada recorded 42,015 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada peaked at 110,092 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -554.98 million USD, in 2004.
Canada ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,166 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4,043 million USD | -63.8% |
| 1992 | 6,892 million USD | +70.5% |
| 1993 | 7,275 million USD | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 13,161 million USD | +80.9% |
| 1995 | 14,592 million USD | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 14,831 million USD | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 17,814 million USD | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 37,831 million USD | +112.4% |
| 1999 | 40,346 million USD | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 104,342 million USD | +158.6% |
| 2001 | 44,330 million USD | -57.5% |
| 2002 | 35,535 million USD | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 10,376 million USD | -70.8% |
| 2004 | -554.98 million USD | -105.3% |
| 2005 | 28,936 million USD | -5314.0% |
| 2006 | 61,976 million USD | +114.2% |
| 2007 | 110,092 million USD | +77.6% |
| 2008 | 55,417 million USD | -49.7% |
| 2009 | 22,412 million USD | -59.6% |
| 2010 | 24,570 million USD | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 31,933 million USD | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 34,622 million USD | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 56,435 million USD | +63.0% |
| 2014 | 50,578 million USD | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 43,836 million USD | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 37,081 million USD | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 22,352 million USD | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 36,332 million USD | +62.5% |
| 2019 | 49,159 million USD | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 25,007 million USD | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 51,000 million USD | +103.9% |
| 2022 | 37,767 million USD | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 42,015 million USD | +11.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 42,015 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,622 million USD, 11.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +5314.0% | -554.98 million USD | 28,936 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,795 million USD | 4,043 million USD | 40,346 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,286 million USD | -554.98 million USD | 110,092 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,690 million USD | 22,352 million USD | 56,435 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,947 million USD | 25,007 million USD | 51,000 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Singapore 130,506 million USD compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 96,674 million USD compare
- 3 Viet Nam 16,292 million USD compare
- 4 Brazil 60,305 million USD compare
- 4 Türkiye 6,291 million USD compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,264 million USD compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 41,500 million USD compare
- 7 France 36,831 million USD compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,864 million USD compare
- 8 Germany 29,821 million USD compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,839 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada was 42,015 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 110,092 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -554.98 million USD in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.