Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada
Canada: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 2,414 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada stood at 2,414 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada peaked at 2,414 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.1 US dollar per person, in 1960.
Canada ranks 50th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.1 US dollar per person | — |
| 1961 | 62.07 US dollar per person | +16.9% |
| 1962 | 99.5 US dollar per person | +60.3% |
| 1963 | 94.71 US dollar per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 86.21 US dollar per person | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 77.9 US dollar per person | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 60.26 US dollar per person | -22.7% |
| 1967 | 62.17 US dollar per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 95.3 US dollar per person | +53.3% |
| 1969 | 83.51 US dollar per person | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 142.38 US dollar per person | +70.5% |
| 1971 | 185.5 US dollar per person | +30.3% |
| 1972 | 196.59 US dollar per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 175.13 US dollar per person | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 165.78 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 139.26 US dollar per person | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 147.63 US dollar per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 97.57 US dollar per person | -33.9% |
| 1978 | 103.53 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 78 US dollar per person | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 84.06 US dollar per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 119.3 US dollar per person | +41.9% |
| 1982 | 102.52 US dollar per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 108.06 US dollar per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 67.97 US dollar per person | -37.1% |
| 1985 | 60.91 US dollar per person | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 88.79 US dollar per person | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 235.11 US dollar per person | +164.8% |
| 1988 | 504.55 US dollar per person | +114.6% |
| 1989 | 518.69 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 570.66 US dollar per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 502.14 US dollar per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 330.66 US dollar per person | -34.1% |
| 1993 | 364.93 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 352.35 US dollar per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 431 US dollar per person | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 608.84 US dollar per person | +41.3% |
| 1997 | 505.68 US dollar per person | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 660.29 US dollar per person | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 803.65 US dollar per person | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 945.68 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 982.69 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,042 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 996.67 US dollar per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 944.52 US dollar per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 951.04 US dollar per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,019 US dollar per person | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1,195 US dollar per person | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 1,249 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,267 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,320 US dollar per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,538 US dollar per person | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 1,591 US dollar per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,666 US dollar per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,771 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,935 US dollar per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 2,020 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,097 US dollar per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,977 US dollar per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1,946 US dollar per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,001 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,014 US dollar per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,046 US dollar per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,258 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 2,323 US dollar per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 2,414 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,414 US dollar per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,182 US dollar per person, 76% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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 | +164.8% | 88.79 US dollar per person | 235.11 US dollar per person |
| 1988 | +114.6% | 235.11 US dollar per person | 504.55 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.47 US dollar per person | 53.1 US dollar per person | 99.5 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 143.14 US dollar per person | 78 US dollar per person | 196.59 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 189 US dollar per person | 60.91 US dollar per person | 518.69 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 513.02 US dollar per person | 330.66 US dollar per person | 803.65 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,059 US dollar per person | 944.52 US dollar per person | 1,267 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,786 US dollar per person | 1,320 US dollar per person | 2,097 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,176 US dollar per person | 2,001 US dollar per person | 2,414 US dollar per person | 6 |
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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada was 2,414 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,414 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1 US dollar per person in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Canada ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.