Compensation of employees, Transactions in Canada
Canada: Compensation of employees, Transactions was 397.85 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Transactions in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, compensation of employees, transactions in Canada stood at 397.85 billion. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, transactions in Canada peaked at 397.85 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.56 billion, in 1990.
That places Canada 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Transactions in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.56 billion | — |
| 1991 | 103.54 billion | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 108.98 billion | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 110.81 billion | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 110.80 billion | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 110.99 billion | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 109.11 billion | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 108.88 billion | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 110.53 billion | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 114.76 billion | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 122.90 billion | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 127.87 billion | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 135.61 billion | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 144.38 billion | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 149.54 billion | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 156.21 billion | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 166.19 billion | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 176.42 billion | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 187.95 billion | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 199.58 billion | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 206.05 billion | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 215.71 billion | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 221.59 billion | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 230.43 billion | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 236.44 billion | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 241.80 billion | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 247.76 billion | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 256.85 billion | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 267.74 billion | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 278.25 billion | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 287.06 billion | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 306.79 billion | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 322.28 billion | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 340.56 billion | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 375.10 billion | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 397.85 billion | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.40 billion | 95.56 billion | 114.76 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 156.67 billion | 122.90 billion | 199.58 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 240.26 billion | 206.05 billion | 278.25 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 338.27 billion | 287.06 billion | 397.85 billion | 6 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, transactions in Canada?
- Compensation of employees, transactions in Canada was 397.85 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 397.85 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.56 billion in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.