Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada
Canada: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 38.0% on the previous year and up 364.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Canada 148th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +106.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +160.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +50.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -76.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +198.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 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 0.6% 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 0.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Canada ranks 148th 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 364.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.