How does Canada rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?

Canada ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.

Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada

Name: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Canada: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

146th

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 1984

Years of data

1960–2025

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Canada 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960 to 2025.
Year	US dollar per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.049 US dollar per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1962	0.0572 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1963	0.0566 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1964	0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1965	0.0556 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1966	0.0441 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1967	0.0413 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1968	0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1969	0.0391 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1970	0.0531 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+35.6%
1971	0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1972	0.0533 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1973	0.0438 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1974	0.0362 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1975	0.0305 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1976	0.0282 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1977	0.0217 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1978	0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1979	0.0159 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1980	0.0147 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1981	0.0142 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1982	0.0121 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1983	0.0123 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1984	0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
1985	0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1986	0.0108 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
1987	0.0189 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+75.3%
1988	0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+67.9%
1989	0.0296 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1990	0.0312 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1991	0.0276 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1992	0.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
1993	0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1994	0.0215 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1995	0.0251 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1996	0.0326 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+29.9%
1997	0.0274 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1998	0.037 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+34.7%
1999	0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2000	0.0435 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2001	0.0463 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2002	0.0489 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2003	0.0405 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2004	0.0336 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2005	0.0281 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2006	0.0266 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2007	0.028 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2008	0.0283 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2009	0.0395 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+40.0%
2010	0.0353 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2011	0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2012	0.0375 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2013	0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2014	0.0414 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2015	0.0512 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+23.9%
2016	0.0541 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2017	0.0525 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2018	0.0486 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2019	0.0487 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2020	0.0541 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2021	0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2022	0.0485 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2023	0.0537 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2024	0.0536 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2025	0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.7%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (64 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1987	+75.3%	0.0108 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0189 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1988	+67.9%	0.0189 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0391 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0359 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0159 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0559 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0287 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0363 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0266 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0489 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0353 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0541 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0528 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0485 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Canada

143 Argentina 0.0602 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
144 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0573 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
145 Malta 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
147 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0535 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
148 Niger 0.0526 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
149 Estonia 0.0519 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Canada?: Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Canada was 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1964.
What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Canada rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 4,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.