Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Canada
Canada: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.2798 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Canada, 1960–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2008, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Canada stood at 0.2798 units per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Canada peaked at 0.4573 units per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1035 units per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
Canada ranks 142nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1612 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1695 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.167 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1638 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.159 units per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1536 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1458 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1442 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1476 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1367 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1258 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1291 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1301 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1252 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1097 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1237 units per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1035 units per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1126 units per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1183 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1101 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1117 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1226 units per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1312 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1358 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.159 units per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2086 units per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2303 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2137 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1932 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1851 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1778 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1803 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1975 units per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2149 units per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2268 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.237 units per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.255 units per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2661 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2902 units per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2999 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4422 units per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4573 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4086 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3854 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3551 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3437 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.264 units per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2798 units per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2798 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1548 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1367 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1188 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1035 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1301 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1691 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1117 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2303 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2346 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2999 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3592 units per US$ of GDP | 0.264 units per US$ of GDP | 0.4573 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Canada?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Canada was 0.2798 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4573 units per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1035 units per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.