Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada
Canada: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada is 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada peaked at 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Canada ranks 128th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0276 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0437 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +58.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0398 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0337 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0281 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0197 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +42.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0409 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0385 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0167 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +134.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +84.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0286 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0231 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0314 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0413 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0352 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.031 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0316 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0465 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0425 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.042 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0459 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 49% 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 | +134.8% | 0.0061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0285 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0232 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0409 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0377 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0412 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 125 Burkina Faso 0.0497 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Argentina 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Ecuador 0.0465 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Malta 0.0428 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Pakistan 0.042 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Estonia 0.0406 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Canada was 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Canada ranks 128th 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 down 2.3%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.