Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Canada
Canada: Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) was 97.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mutual fund assets to GDP in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank - Non banking financial database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mutual fund assets to gdp in Canada is 97.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 147.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutual fund assets to gdp in Canada peaked at 97.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2008.
That places Canada 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +53.5% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +20.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 97.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 26.8% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 39.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Netherlands 126.6% compare
- 8 Sweden 104.5% compare
- 9 Switzerland 99.6% compare
- 11 France 96.4% compare
- 12 Brazil 79.9% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 77.6% compare
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 mutual fund assets to gdp in Canada?
- Mutual fund assets to gdp in Canada was 97.6% in 2020, according to World Bank - Non banking financial database.
- What is the highest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for mutual fund assets to gdp?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mutual fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank - Non banking financial database, published as part of Mutual fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as Investment Company Institute and national sources.