Stock market total value traded to GDP in Canada
Canada: Stock market total value traded to GDP was 61.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Canada, 1975–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 61.4% for stock market total value traded to gdp in 2020.
The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Canada peaked at 118.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1975.
That places Canada 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.0% | — |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +47.5% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +60.1% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -22.0% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -32.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +57.5% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +50.1% |
| 1986 | 15.2% | +41.7% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +42.7% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | -37.3% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +80.8% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +45.8% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | -28.5% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 118.8% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 5.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 11.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 56.6% | 118.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 70.4% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 total value traded to gdp in Canada?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Canada was 61.4% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 118.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- How does Canada rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).