DEC alternative conversion factor in Canada
Canada: DEC alternative conversion factor was 1.4 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
In 2025, dec alternative conversion factor in Canada stood at 1.4 LCU per US$.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Canada peaked at 1.57 LCU per US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9698 LCU per US$, in 1960.
That places Canada 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 LCU per US$ | 0.9698 LCU per US$ | 1.08 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 LCU per US$ | 0.978 LCU per US$ | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 LCU per US$ | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 1.39 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 LCU per US$ | 1.15 LCU per US$ | 1.49 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 LCU per US$ | 1.07 LCU per US$ | 1.57 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 0.9893 LCU per US$ | 1.33 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 LCU per US$ | 1.25 LCU per US$ | 1.4 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 154 Australia 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
- 154 Nauru 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
- 157 Brunei 1.31 LCU per US$ compare
- 158 Singapore 1.31 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 American Samoa 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Bahamas 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Bermuda 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Cuba 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Ecuador 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 El Salvador 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Guam 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Liberia 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Marshall Islands 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Northern Mariana Islands 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Palau 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Panama 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 East Timor 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 United States 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands 1 LCU per US$ compare
- 159 Palestine 1 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 144.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -43.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -31.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 77,957 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 56,420 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 2.32 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Canada?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Canada was 1.4 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 LCU per US$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9698 LCU per US$ in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Canada ranks 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.