Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions in Canada
Canada: Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions was 6.30 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.30 billion for shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.3% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions in Canada peaked at 32.78 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, -16.42 billion, in 2023.
That places Canada 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.65 billion | — |
| 1991 | 2.39 billion | -34.5% |
| 1992 | 2.21 billion | -7.8% |
| 1993 | -3.96 billion | -279.5% |
| 1994 | 2.03 billion | -151.2% |
| 1995 | -5.28 billion | -360.3% |
| 1996 | 4.16 billion | -178.9% |
| 1997 | 6.26 billion | +50.3% |
| 1998 | -999.00 million | -116.0% |
| 1999 | 8.70 billion | -971.1% |
| 2000 | 6.85 billion | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 22.06 billion | +221.8% |
| 2002 | 8.96 billion | -59.4% |
| 2003 | 3.60 billion | -59.9% |
| 2004 | 4.72 billion | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 3.90 billion | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 12.31 billion | +215.9% |
| 2007 | 5.04 billion | -59.1% |
| 2008 | 31.20 billion | +519.6% |
| 2009 | 4.56 billion | -85.4% |
| 2010 | 3.34 billion | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 16.79 billion | +402.4% |
| 2012 | 12.25 billion | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 586.00 million | -95.2% |
| 2014 | 11.54 billion | +1869.1% |
| 2015 | 20.68 billion | +79.2% |
| 2016 | 11.78 billion | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 26.84 billion | +127.8% |
| 2018 | 24.74 billion | -7.8% |
| 2019 | -8.95 billion | -136.2% |
| 2020 | 32.78 billion | -466.4% |
| 2021 | 2.82 billion | -91.4% |
| 2022 | 7.70 billion | +173.1% |
| 2023 | -16.42 billion | -313.1% |
| 2024 | 3.49 billion | -121.3% |
| 2025 | 6.30 billion | +80.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 billion | -5.28 billion | 8.70 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 billion | 3.60 billion | 31.20 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 billion | -8.95 billion | 26.84 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 billion | -16.42 billion | 32.78 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Canada
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,725 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions in Canada?
- Shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions in Canada was 6.30 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 32.78 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.42 billion in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.