Canada: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Canada's stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) rose 31.27 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.71% to 125.98%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.87 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.04 percentage points in 2001. 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 upward, about 4.16 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 51% 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 6th highest value of the 61 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

• Japan — 3rd of 61: 187.93%
• United States — 4th of 61: 180.26%
• Korea, Rep. — 5th of 61: 176.34%
• Switzerland — 7th of 61: 85.62%
• India — 8th of 61: 72.66%
• South Africa — 9th of 61: 66.52%

What this measures

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.

Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards. Only EOB trades are included in the total value of shares traded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 51 values

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Bermuda — 0.12% (2024)
• United States — 180.26% (2025)

More financial sector data for Canada

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 140.97 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.07% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 124.4 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1.4 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1.4 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.55% (2025)
• Lending interest rate (%) — 2.7% (2017)
• Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) — 2.18% (2017)
• Real interest rate (%) — 0.13% (2017)
• Listed domestic companies, total

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Questions people ask

What is Canada's stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)?

125.98% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 122.99 percentage points from 2.99% in 1975. The highest value was 125.98% in 2025 and the lowest 2.99% in 1975.

How does Canada rank?

6th highest of 61 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) unusual for Canada?

In 2025, Canada's stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) rose 31.27 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.71% to 125.98%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +2.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) 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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