Canada: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Canada's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 491.68 on 2024 (from 62,106 to 62,597).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +596.65 and a typical year strayed about 1,281 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3,133 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 3,768 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Canada had the 96th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Canada in the 2025 ranking

• Poland — 93rd of 186: 70,515
• New Zealand — 94th of 186: 67,519
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 95th of 186: 64,997
• Eswatini — 97th of 186: 59,952
• Mauritania — 98th of 186: 58,263
• Ukraine — 99th of 186: 56,189

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Bermuda — 109,864 (2024)
• United States — 73,574 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Canada

• Trade in services (% of GDP) — 14.75% (2025)
• Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 48.08% (2025)
• Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$196.83 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$747.73 billion (2025)
• Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$577.62 billion (2025)
• Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$170.11 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$944.56 billion (2025)
• Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) — 16.84% (2025)
• Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) — 25.55% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Canada's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

62,597 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 194.3% from 21,270 in 1960 (1.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 63,238 in 2022 and the lowest 21,270 in 1960.

How does Canada rank?

96th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Canada?

In 2025, Canada's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 491.68 on 2024 (from 62,106 to 62,597). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +596.65 and a typical year strayed about 1,281 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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