GDP per capita growth in Canada
Canada: GDP per capita growth was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Canada stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 183.0% on the previous year and up 804.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Canada peaked at 5.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -6.1%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -6.1% | 5.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Canada
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Canada?
- Gdp per capita growth in Canada was 0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.1% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Canada ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 804.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.