Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada
Canada: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 74,792 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada stood at 74,792 million USD.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada peaked at 88,583 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,240 million USD, in 1992.
That places Canada 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Canada, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,711 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 8,186 million USD | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 5,240 million USD | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 8,767 million USD | +67.3% |
| 1994 | 14,909 million USD | +70.1% |
| 1995 | 18,071 million USD | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 20,162 million USD | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 35,651 million USD | +76.8% |
| 1998 | 56,987 million USD | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 28,122 million USD | -50.7% |
| 2000 | 69,793 million USD | +148.2% |
| 2001 | 57,736 million USD | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 42,941 million USD | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 31,791 million USD | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 54,055 million USD | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 31,017 million USD | -42.6% |
| 2006 | 47,503 million USD | +53.2% |
| 2007 | 60,906 million USD | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 71,375 million USD | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 39,100 million USD | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 30,040 million USD | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 41,978 million USD | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 44,864 million USD | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 46,667 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 51,662 million USD | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 67,440 million USD | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 71,484 million USD | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 74,801 million USD | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 55,999 million USD | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 75,370 million USD | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 42,666 million USD | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 88,583 million USD | +107.6% |
| 2022 | 67,896 million USD | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 74,792 million USD | +10.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 74,792 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 78.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,381 million USD | 5,240 million USD | 56,987 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,622 million USD | 31,017 million USD | 71,375 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,031 million USD | 30,040 million USD | 75,370 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,484 million USD | 42,666 million USD | 88,583 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 Switzerland 94,403 million USD compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,885 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 82,280 million USD compare
- 5 Melanesia 574.32 million USD compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 219.65 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 203.75 million USD compare
- 7 France 63,404 million USD compare
- 8 Singapore 51,491 million USD compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 112.06 million USD compare
- 9 Sweden 46,852 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$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Canada was 74,792 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 88,583 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,240 million USD in 1992.
- How does Canada rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.