Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Canada
Canada: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 106.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Canada, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Canada is 106.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 197.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Canada peaked at 106.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2008.
That places Canada 9th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +50.2% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 106.6% | +22.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 106.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 23.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 32.6% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.6% | 106.6% | 106.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Canada?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Canada was 106.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 106.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).