Canada Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1961 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Canada Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 5.5 % in the previous quarter.
- Canada Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1961 to Sep 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 17.6 % in Dec 2000 and a record low -2.6 % in Jun 2004.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Canada provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency based on CSNA 2012/SNA 2008. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1981 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investments based on BPM5.
Related information about Canada Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Canada, Current Account recorded a deficit of 4.6 USD bn in Mar 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 28.2 USD bn in Jun 2024.
- Canada Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 15.5 USD bn in Jun 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 37.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 520.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Canada's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1961 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was Canada's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2024?
Canada Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 5.5 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 Sep 2024 | 5.5 Jun 2024 | -2.6 Jun 2004 | 17.6 Dec 2000 | % | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | -2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | -1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 5.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.0 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 3.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | -42.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 30.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| France (%) | 0.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 2.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 26.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| India (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 4.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.7 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -119.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.6 2023 | yearly | 1982 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 7.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 168.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 7.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | -2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 11.8 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 3.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 0.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 5.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 25.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,877.764 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 22,682.316 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 11.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,519,779.9 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 69.4 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,546.047 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 3,127.329 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,523.743 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 37,890.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,035.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 31,694.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -8,213.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -46,103.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 573,800.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 597,300.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -18,400.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 82,000.000 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | 5,546.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,362,200.000 2029 | yearly | 1997 - 2029 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.003 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 497.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 48,756.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 10,038,642.351 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 9,821,982.309 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,079,544.056 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 48,259.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,462,582.313 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 9,439,260.899 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 37,252.895 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 29,291.289 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,638.099 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 3,771.461 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,125.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 9,394.499 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 4,954.608 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 762,070.582 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 117.179 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 123.790 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 99.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,149,292.136 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,873,347.367 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 90,209.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.448 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,500,549.077 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,647,257.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 14.400 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 24.500 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,195.348 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,731.480 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,161,804.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,156,997.288 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.36 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 212.59 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,638,532.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,614,350.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,618.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,777,254.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,791,352.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,625,309.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 117,896.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -18.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 47.100 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2025 |
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