Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Canada
Canada: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 38.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Canada, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 38.3% for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Canada peaked at 38.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2002.
That places Canada 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.4% | — |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -52.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +88.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 13.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 22.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Canada?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Canada was 38.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities 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 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).