Canada - Economy
How is the economy of Canada? Based on the information we have, Canada has a one of the world’s leading developed economies; globally integrated commercial and financial markets; largest US trading partner; key energy, forestry, manufacturing and service industries; inflation recovering following interest rate hikes; government priorities include climate policy, immigration and affordable housing. Key agricultural products in this country include: wheat, rapeseed, maize, barley, milk, soybeans, potatoes, oats, peas, lentils (2022).
More about the economy of Canada
| Labor force | 22.11 million (2023 est.) |
|---|---|
| Industrial production growth rate | -0.9% (2023 est.) |
| Industries | transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas |
| Population below poverty line | |
| Taxes and other revenues | 12.83% (of GDP) (2022 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2023 | 1.35 (2023 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2022 | 1.302 (2022 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2021 | 1.254 (2021 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 1.341 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 1.327 (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2019 | $2,124,887,000,000 (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external 2018 | $1,949,796,000,000 (2018 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 | $117.551 billion (2023 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $106.952 billion (2022 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $106.615 billion (2021 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2023 | -$13.255 billion (2023 est.) |
| Current account balance 2022 | -$7.622 billion (2022 est.) |
| Current account balance 2021 | $256.504 million (2021 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2022 | 61.42% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $686.718 billion (2020 est.) |
| Expenditures | $861.955 billion (2020 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
| Remittances | |
| Remittances 2023 | 0.04% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Remittances 2022 | 0.04% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Remittances 2021 | 0.04% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Household income | |
| Lowest 10% | 2.9% (2019 est.) |
| Highest 10% | 24.4% (2019 est.) |
| Average household expenditures | |
| On food | 10% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| On alcohol and tobacco | 4.1% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2023 | $726.139 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $728.732 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $626.558 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | US 56%, China 11%, Mexico 4%, Germany 3%, Japan 2% (2022) |
| Comodities Imports force | cars, refined petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories, trucks, crude petroleum (2022) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2023 | $726.139 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $728.732 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $626.558 billion (2021 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | US 75%, China 4%, Japan 2%, UK 2%, Mexico 1% (2022) |
| Comodities Exports force | crude petroleum, cars, natural gas, refined petroleum, gold (2022) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $2.238 trillion (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $2.215 trillion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $2.133 trillion (2021 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $2.14 trillion (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2023 | $55,800 (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2022 | $56,900 (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2021 | $55,800 (2021 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 1.6% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | 28.2% (2017 est.) |
| Services | 70.2% (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 57.8% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 20.8% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 23% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | 0.7% (2017 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 30.9% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -33.2% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2023 | 5.37% (2023 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2022 | 5.28% (2022 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2021 | 7.53% (2021 est.) |
| Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
| Total | 10.6% (2023 est.) |
| Male | 11.4% (2023 est.) |
| Female | 9.8% (2023 est.) |
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