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General profile: Canada

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
39.742 Millions
1.370 CAD/US$
2 207 812 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 8 965 590 km²
..
1.50 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
360 475
387 481
410 062
568 747
Merchandise imports
322 411
402 690
430 124
574 209
Merchandise trade balance
38 064
-15 209
-20 062
-5 462
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %45 %45 %27 %27 %7 %7 %13 %13 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
419 75221 10819 95610 5666 119419 75221 10819 95610 5666 119
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
61 506
78 719
84 956
(e) 159 107
Services imports
65 950
(e) 100 136
104 753
(e) 160 066
Services trade balance
-4 444
(e) -21 417
-19 796
(e) -960
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
17.3
15.7
14.3
(e) 10.4
Travel
24.2
22.4
23.9
(e) 31.4
Other services
56.1
60.1
59.8
(e) 56.6
TRADE INDICES
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11811912411497109109105991001059995948776102101951101111221149910310510399100112113112114112103118112109
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
1 173 505
1 617 345
1 556 508
2 207 812
GDP per capita, current US$
36 174
47 295
43 282
55 553
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.21
3.09
0.65
1.50
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.87
-3.60
-3.51
-0.47
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.211
1.030
1.279
1.370
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
55.221.224.033.433.855.221.224.033.433.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
25 691.56
28 400.44
43 835.97
64 095.64
FDI outflows
27 538.46
34 722.76
67 440.31
86 043.85
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.08
0.07
0.08
0.04
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
851.4847.2863.8831.5821.81 311.81 295.61 268.21 289.31 274.31 351.31 336.51 254.61 227.31 199.21 196.41 299.41 177.51 085.7933.7827.7672.3635.3611.2554.664 09646 52545 82761 45025 59450 54437 66222 76736 05643 83659 00569 36843 11139 66928 40022 70061 553116 82160 29425 692-4457 48222 15527 66366 795FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
3.95
(e) -1.87
-2.47
(e) -0.27
Balance, % of imports
12.02
(e) -6.04
-7.18
(e) -0.80
Normalized balance
0.057
(e) -0.031
-0.037
(e) -0.004
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6668686361666765656664626363605867666870
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.143 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
3 027
3 401
3 610
3 386
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
4 670 790
5 828 525
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.86
2.74
2.06
1.37
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.99
8.24
6.99
6.33
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
(w) 4.51
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
w
ISIC codes correspondence with NAICS codes are - ISIC 2630: NAICS 334210, 334220 and 334290; ISIC 2640: NAICS 334310 and 339930; ISIC 4652: NAICS 416110, 417320 and 417910; ISIC 5820: NAICS 513211 and 513212.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025