Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in Canada
Canada: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) was 17.61 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Canada recorded 17.61 billion current LCU for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.7% on the previous year and up 624.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada peaked at 17.61 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.43 billion current LCU, in 2014.
Canada ranks 85th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in Canada, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.02 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 6.06 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.49 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 6.72 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 6.56 billion current LCU | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.09 billion current LCU | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 4.39 billion current LCU | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 5.25 billion current LCU | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 5.05 billion current LCU | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.53 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 5.91 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 5.11 billion current LCU | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 5.99 billion current LCU | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 5.97 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.35 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.89 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 7.08 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.22 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.60 billion current LCU | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 9.02 billion current LCU | +96.0% |
| 2010 | 9.55 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.21 billion current LCU | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.93 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 8.90 billion current LCU | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.43 billion current LCU | -72.7% |
| 2015 | 6.32 billion current LCU | +159.9% |
| 2016 | 9.71 billion current LCU | +53.6% |
| 2017 | 9.85 billion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.39 billion current LCU | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 10.56 billion current LCU | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 13.50 billion current LCU | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 3.71 billion current LCU | -72.6% |
| 2022 | 12.47 billion current LCU | +236.7% |
| 2023 | 12.17 billion current LCU | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 17.61 billion current LCU | +44.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 17.61 billion current LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.67 billion current LCU, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +236.7% | 3.71 billion current LCU | 12.47 billion current LCU |
| 2015 | +159.9% | 2.43 billion current LCU | 6.32 billion current LCU |
| 2009 | +96.0% | 4.60 billion current LCU | 9.02 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 billion current LCU | 4.39 billion current LCU | 6.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 billion current LCU | 4.60 billion current LCU | 9.02 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 billion current LCU | 2.43 billion current LCU | 13.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 billion current LCU | 3.71 billion current LCU | 17.61 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada was 17.61 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17.61 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 billion current LCU in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.