Canada Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account

CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 128.551 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -41.950 USD mn for 2022. CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -45.129 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.666 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of -733.648 USD mn in 2009. CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
128.551 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows

1970 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 49.985 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59.125 USD bn for 2021. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 8.818 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2022, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.451 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of 90.061 USD mn in 1982. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
49,984.660 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP

1970 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 2.313 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.945 % for 2021. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.072 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2022, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.171 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.029 % in 1982. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
2.313 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows

1970 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 83.113 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 96.076 USD bn for 2021. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 15.828 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2022, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.076 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 80.176 USD mn in 1972. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
83,112.872 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP

1970 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 3.877 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.040 % for 2022. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.286 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.264 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.071 % in 1972. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
3.877 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -11.598 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -2.155 USD bn for 2022. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -5.564 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.837 USD bn in 2004 and a record low of -63.905 USD bn in 2012. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

Last Frequency Range
-11,597.729 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at -36.093 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -9.198 USD bn for 2022. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 347.431 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.278 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -42.065 USD bn in 2007. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
-36,092.924 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 15.376 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -115.953 USD bn for 2022. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -5.006 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.519 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -115.953 USD bn in 2022. CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

Last Frequency Range
15,376.248 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net

CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 3.905 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.509 USD bn for 2022. CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -313.497 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.028 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of -5.588 USD bn in 1984. CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
3,904.632 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions

CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 7.670 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.069 USD bn for 2022. CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 565.913 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.509 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of -5.111 USD bn in 1978. CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

Last Frequency Range
7,669.655 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Canada CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
CA: BOP: Capital Account: Net
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Net
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
CA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
CA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
CA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
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