Canada Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP
1961 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada`s Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP
- Canada Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 4.0 % in Dec 2020.
- This records an increase from the previous number of 2.0 % for Sep 2020.
- Canada Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.3 % from Mar 1961 to Dec 2020, with 240 observations.
- The data reached an all-time high of 15.6 % in Mar 1993 and a record low of -5.9 % in Dec 2007.
- Canada Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly: North and South America.
CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Canada provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1981 is calculated from Foreign Portfolio Investment sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
View Canada's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1961 to Dec 2020 in the chart:
What was Canada's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2020?
Canada Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 4.0 % in Dec 2020. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 Dec 2020 | 2.0 Sep 2020 | -5.9 Dec 2007 | 15.6 Mar 1993 | % | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -6.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Argentina (%) | 0.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 1.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| Australia (%) | 11.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Dec 2020 |
| Austria (%) | 9.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| Belgium (%) | -3.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.0 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -0.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Brazil (%) | 1.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -1.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 4.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2020 |
| Chile (%) | -1.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| China (%) | 2.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Colombia (%) | 2.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Croatia (%) | -0.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) | 2.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 9.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 1.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| European Union (%) | -8.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 2.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| France (%) | -3.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| Georgia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Germany (%) | -12.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Dec 2020 |
| Ghana (%) | -0.2 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Greece (%) | -9.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | -2.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Hungary (%) | 7.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| India (%) | 2.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Ireland (%) | 131.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 1.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Italy (%) | 1.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Japan (%) | 9.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2020 |
| Jordan (%) | -10.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 1.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.4 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | 0.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) | -0.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 0.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Laos (%) | -0.0 2019 | yearly | 1984 - 2019 |
| Latvia (%) | -7.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | -4.4 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 160.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 16.4 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -7.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | -0.4 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Malta (%) | 2.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 20.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Moldova (%) | 0.0 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) | -1.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) | 59.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 6.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 1980 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | -90.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) | 3.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 0.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Oman (%) | 4.0 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | -0.2 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 1.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Panama (%) | -0.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Paraguay (%) | 3.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Peru (%) | -0.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Philippines (%) | 3.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2020 |
| Poland (%) | -1.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Portugal (%) | -7.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2020 |
| Qatar (%) | -16.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Romania (%) | 5.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Russia (%) | 0.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 5.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 3.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2020 |
| Singapore (%) | 0.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) | -4.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | -2.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2020 |
| South Africa (%) | 1.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2020 |
| Spain (%) | -5.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -5.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.0 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) | -2.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Taiwan (%) | 2.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2020 |
| Thailand (%) | 1.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) | 0.0 2019 | yearly | 1976 - 2019 |
| Turkey (%) | 5.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2020 |
| Ukraine (%) | 0.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2020 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 4.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -11.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -15,724.165 Jan 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 21,006.429 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2021 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,282,564.6 2021 | yearly | 1962 - 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 72.2 2021 | yearly | 1962 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,302.340 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 2,818.050 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,315.350 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -9,827.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Aug 2021 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -40,264.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Aug 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,098.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 26,466.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 30,437.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Aug 2021 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 417,300.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -24,900.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 434,500.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 65,700.000 2026 | yearly | 2000 - 2026 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | 13,491.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2021 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,378,300.000 2026 | yearly | 1997 - 2026 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.354 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,466.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 41,827.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 15.7 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2021 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,745,490.368 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,704,119.726 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 893,615.927 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 40,361.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 3.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 8,982,517.926 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,403,601.693 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 26,098.603 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 25,661.469 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,955.178 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 4,514.997 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| CA: Import Unit Value Index (2010=100) | 104.348 2011 | yearly | 1948 - 2011 |
| CA: Export Unit Value Index (2010=100) | 106.461 2011 | yearly | 1948 - 2011 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,159.000 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Aug 2021 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 1,280,493.955 Sep 2021 | monthly | Oct 2009 - Sep 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 110.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2021 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,246,790.026 Sep 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,804,203.425 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Sep 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 9.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 70,253.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.136 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Oct 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 3,987,113.340 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,363,655.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2021 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 6.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2021 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 12.200 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 23.000 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,970.207 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2021 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,287.186 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Mar 2021 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,039,672.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,777,369.665 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.52 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Mar 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 239.82 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,288,654.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,118,552.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,585,031.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,580,057.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,286,467.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Sep 2021 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,108,616.000 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2021 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 104,169.000 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 9.6 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2021 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 59.300 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Oct 2021 |
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