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General profile: Canada

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
39.299 Millions
..
2 121 034 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 8 965 590 km²
3.88 %
1.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-5.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
360 475
387 481
410 062
568 939
Merchandise imports
322 411
402 690
430 124
570 484
Merchandise trade balance
38 064
-15 209
-20 062
-1 545
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %46 %46 %26 %26 %7 %7 %13 %13 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
439 59522 59511 68310 4946 489439 59522 59511 68310 4946 489
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
61 506
78 719
84 956
(e) 136 712
Services imports
65 950
100 135
104 753
(e) 148 616
Services trade balance
-4 444
-21 417
-19 796
(e) -11 904
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
17.3
15.7
14.3
(e) 10.6
Travel
24.2
22.4
23.9
(e) 26.6
Other services
56.1
60.1
59.8
(e) 61.2
TRADE INDICES
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12012511598110109105991001059995948776102101951101211129710210410399100112113112114112103118112109
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
1 173 158
1 617 267
1 556 129
2 121 034
GDP per capita, current US$
36 164
47 293
43 271
53 972
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.20
3.09
0.66
1.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.87
-3.60
-3.51
-0.74
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.211
1.030
1.279
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
54.321.024.533.833.654.321.024.533.833.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+4.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
25 691.56
28 400.44
43 835.97
50 324.13
FDI outflows
27 538.46
34 722.76
67 440.31
89 583.08
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.08
0.07
0.08
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
859.8831.5821.81 311.81 295.61 268.21 289.31 274.31 351.31 336.51 254.61 227.31 199.21 196.41 299.41 177.51 085.7933.7827.7672.3635.3611.2554.650 32446 17560 38225 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
3.95
-1.87
-2.47
(e) -0.63
Balance, % of imports
12.02
-6.04
-7.18
(e) -1.84
Normalized balance
0.057
-0.031
-0.037
(e) -0.009
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
67686262666765656664626363605967666870
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.152 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
3 027
3 401
3 610
3 472
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
4 670 790
5 828 525
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.88
2.76
2.14
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
9.07
8.43
7.12
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
(m) 3.70
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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.
m
Data include self-employed jobs.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
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
***
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: 11 October 2024