Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -43.38 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 42.26% from -30.49 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -43.38 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -16.09 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -30.49 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | -1.36 billion | 1970 |
| Lowest | -48.67 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2016 | -33.65 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -1.36 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 5.29 billion on 2024 (from -48.67 billion to -43.38 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −676.63 million and a typical year strayed about 5.72 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.48 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.03 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.47 billion a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 88th highest value of the 156 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
- Israel — 85th of 156: -28.31 billion
- Puerto Rico (US) — 86th of 156: -41.8 billion
- Burundi — 87th of 156: -42.91 billion
- Nicaragua — 89th of 156: -44.17 billion
- North Macedonia — 90th of 156: -50.17 billion
- Romania — 91st of 156: -50.59 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -43,377,000,000 |
| 2024 | -48,665,000,000 |
| 2023 | -46,131,000,000 |
| 2022 | -41,342,000,000 |
| 2021 | -23,311,000,000 |
| 2020 | -16,090,000,000 |
| 2019 | -27,570,000,000 |
| 2018 | -38,012,000,000 |
| 2017 | -27,223,000,000 |
| 2016 | -24,747,000,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bermuda — 294.75 million (2024)
- United States — -8.27 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) (current LCU)?
- -43.38 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 3,095% from -1.36 billion in 1970. The highest value was -1.36 billion in 1970 and the lowest -48.67 billion in 2024.
- How does Canada rank?
- 88th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Canada?
- In 2025, Canada's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 5.29 billion on 2024 (from -48.67 billion to -43.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −676.63 million and a typical year strayed about 5.72 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, 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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