Stock market capitalization to GDP in Canada
Canada: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 160.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Canada, 1977–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Canada stood at 160.5%.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Canada peaked at 213.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1982.
That places Canada 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 82.2% | — |
| 1978 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 98.3% | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 104.3% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 66.1% | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 75.7% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 69.4% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 80.3% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 89.3% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 88.1% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 96.2% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 83.3% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 103.2% | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 99.6% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 111.2% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 140.0% | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 154.3% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 170.7% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 213.5% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 103.5% | -51.5% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 116.8% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 101.6% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 114.7% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 126.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 128.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 148.9% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 122.0% | +83.3% |
| 2010 | 134.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 106.7% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 112.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 114.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 116.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 102.4% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 130.5% | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 143.5% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 112.3% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 138.3% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 160.5% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.6% | 82.2% | 98.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 66.1% | 104.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 123.0% | 77.2% | 213.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.3% | 66.6% | 148.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.1% | 102.4% | 143.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.5% | 160.5% | 160.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 5 Switzerland 266.1% compare
- 6 United States 194.9% compare
- 7 Singapore 189.0% compare
- 9 Japan 133.3% compare
- 10 South Korea 132.9% compare
- 11 Netherlands 131.9% compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Canada?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Canada was 160.5% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 213.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1982.
- How does Canada rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).