Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Canada
Canada: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 50,324 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Canada stood at 50,324 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Canada peaked at 116,820 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -445.04 million USD, in 2004.
That places Canada 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Canada, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,582 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,881 million USD | -62.0% |
| 1992 | 4,724 million USD | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 4,732 million USD | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,204 million USD | +73.4% |
| 1995 | 9,255 million USD | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 9,634 million USD | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 11,525 million USD | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 22,803 million USD | +97.9% |
| 1999 | 24,744 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 66,795 million USD | +169.9% |
| 2001 | 27,663 million USD | -58.6% |
| 2002 | 22,156 million USD | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 7,482 million USD | -66.2% |
| 2004 | -445.04 million USD | -105.9% |
| 2005 | 25,692 million USD | -5872.9% |
| 2006 | 60,294 million USD | +134.7% |
| 2007 | 116,820 million USD | +93.8% |
| 2008 | 61,552 million USD | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 22,700 million USD | -63.1% |
| 2010 | 28,400 million USD | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 39,669 million USD | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 43,111 million USD | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 69,368 million USD | +60.9% |
| 2014 | 59,005 million USD | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 43,836 million USD | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 36,056 million USD | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 22,767 million USD | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 37,662 million USD | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 50,544 million USD | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 25,594 million USD | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 60,382 million USD | +135.9% |
| 2022 | 46,175 million USD | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 50,324 million USD | +9.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 50,324 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 11.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +5872.9% | -445.04 million USD | 25,692 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,608 million USD | 2,881 million USD | 24,744 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,071 million USD | -445.04 million USD | 116,820 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,042 million USD | 22,767 million USD | 69,368 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,619 million USD | 25,594 million USD | 60,382 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Singapore 159,670 million USD compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 112,676 million USD compare
- 3 Viet Nam 18,500 million USD compare
- 4 Brazil 65,897 million USD compare
- 4 Türkiye 5,578 million USD compare
- 6 France 42,032 million USD compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,668 million USD compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 39,889 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,635 million USD compare
- 8 Germany 36,698 million USD compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,422 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$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Canada?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Canada was 50,324 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 116,820 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -445.04 million USD in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.