Canada Direct Investment Abroad
1957 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Direct Investment Abroad
- Canada Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.7 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a growth of 20.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Canada Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
- It is available from Mar 1957 to Dec 2025 and averaged 1.9 USD bn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 56.9 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of -1.2 USD bn in Mar 2010.
CEIC converts quarterly Direct Investment Abroad into USD. Statistics Canada provides Direct Investment Abroad in local currency based on BPM6. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Direct Investment Abroad prior to Q1 1981 is based on BPM5.
Key information about Canada Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of Canada, Current Account recorded a deficit of 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 18.0 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 41.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 590.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Canada's Direct Investment Abroad from Mar 1957 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Canada's Direct Investment Abroad in Dec 2025?
Canada Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.7 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a growth of 20.0 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,672.8 Dec 2025 | 20,005.8 Sep 2025 | -1,197.5 Mar 2010 | 56,868.3 Dec 2021 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 81.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 887.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 75.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 731.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -10,145.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -12.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 549.9 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 78.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 68.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 3,210.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 21.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 51.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 32.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 2,205.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | -97.6 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 53.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2026 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 36.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 9,672.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 993.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 40,435.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 760.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 570.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 771.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 4,225.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 228.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 69.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 29,770.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 913.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,478.7 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 61.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 51,426.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 46.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 710.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 11,913.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 7,930.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 139.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 7,537.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,947.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 328.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 34,262.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 3,061.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,989.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 21,140.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 48.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -624.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 430.2 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 8,885.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 111.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 3,480.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -4.9 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 105.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 23.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 342.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 31,696.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,240.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -215.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,192.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 8,221.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 1,936.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 4,328.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 26.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 9.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 21.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 578.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 82,627.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 1,471.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 673.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 112.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | -142.8 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 125.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 212.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -58.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 733.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 742.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 1,009.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 504.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | -1,395.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 54.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 8,721.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 5,050.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 62.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Feb 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 33,615.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | -944.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 162.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -70.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 4,779.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 36.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 4,187.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 7,423.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 8,817.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 2,644.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 1,227.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | -6.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Mar 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 4,146.395 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 29,539.859 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 12.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,517,724.5 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 69.2 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,789.926 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 3,127.329 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,726.867 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Federal Government Debt: % of GDP: Accumulated Deficit (%) | 40.700 2025 | yearly | 1967 - 2025 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | 7,880.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 40,316.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 48,415.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -42,756.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | 5,659.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 5,366.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 612,800.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 643,700.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -23,000.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 84,700.000 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,435,700.000 2030 | yearly | 1997 - 2030 |
| CA: Gross Public Debt: USD: General Government (USD mn) | 2,908,830.439 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.736 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,296.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 53,041.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 9,833,093.660 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 10,025,178.456 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,380,122.786 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 51,745.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 2.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,743,159.395 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 8,108,735.311 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 35,354.519 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 30,200.510 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2,404.883 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 4,210.569 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,417.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 11,579.105 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 5,102.331 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 748,788.266 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 132.600 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 138.700 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 99.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,291,386.444 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,044,892.165 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 96,496.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.237 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,847,654.627 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 5,019,185.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2026 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 13.900 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 25.300 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,315.895 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 5,043.713 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,371,472.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,447,924.736 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.28 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 209.65 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,760,418.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,791,475.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 4,014,067.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 4,002,547.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,787,597.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,750,892.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Feb 2026 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Apr 2026 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 126,725.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Apr 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 19.6 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Apr 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey (BOS) Indicator (%) | -0.360 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 57.700 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Apr 2026 |
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