Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) was -35.71 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 8.33% from -32.97 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -35.71 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -16.09 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -32.97 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | -8.86 billion | 1970 |
| Lowest | -49.66 billion | 1999 |
| Average since 2016 | -31.6 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -8.86 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) rose 5.48 billion on 2024 (from -41.2 billion to -35.71 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +105.66 million and a typical year strayed about 5.87 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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 12.06 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.93 billion in 2022. 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 20% 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.
Closest to Canada in the 2025 ranking
- Portugal — 6th of 9: -4.24 billion
- Netherlands — 7th of 9: -19.76 billion
- Israel — 8th of 9: -23.5 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 56 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -35,714,171,000 |
| 2024 | -41,196,584,000 |
| 2023 | -40,265,829,000 |
| 2022 | -37,390,157,000 |
| 2021 | -22,458,767,000 |
| 2020 | -16,090,000,000 |
| 2019 | -28,145,740,000 |
| 2018 | -39,530,347,000 |
| 2017 | -28,719,671,000 |
| 2016 | -26,463,761,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- United States — -7.01 billion (2024)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU)?
- -35.71 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 303.14% from -8.86 billion in 1970. The highest value was -8.86 billion in 1970 and the lowest -49.66 billion in 1999.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) unusual for Canada?
- In 2025, Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) rose 5.48 billion on 2024 (from -41.2 billion to -35.71 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +105.66 million and a typical year strayed about 5.87 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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.GSR.NFCY.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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