Foreign liabilities per capita in Canada

Canada: Foreign liabilities per capita was 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
109,918 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
20th
of 149 countries
All-time high
109,918 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
36,931 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Canada, 1995–2020

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1995200720201995: 36.9k real chained 2019 US$1996: 40.8k real chained 2019 US$1997: 42.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 42.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 44.2k real chained 2019 US$2000: 43.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 40.7k real chained 2019 US$2002: 39.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 49.8k real chained 2019 US$2004: 56.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 61.7k real chained 2019 US$2006: 67.2k real chained 2019 US$2007: 84.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 58.8k real chained 2019 US$2009: 77.1k real chained 2019 US$2010: 87.5k real chained 2019 US$2011: 82.0k real chained 2019 US$2012: 90.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 89.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 89.8k real chained 2019 US$2015: 80.2k real chained 2019 US$2016: 87.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 96.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 90.6k real chained 2019 US$2019: 103.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 109.9k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Canada recorded 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Canada peaked at 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,931 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Canada ranks 20th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41,323 real chained 2019 US$ 36,931 real chained 2019 US$ 44,231 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 57,847 real chained 2019 US$ 39,490 real chained 2019 US$ 84,290 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 89,816 real chained 2019 US$ 80,212 real chained 2019 US$ 103,561 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 17 Australia 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 18 Qatar 121,147 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 19 Austria 117,128 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 21 Spain 84,736 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 22 Bahrain 78,565 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 23 Iceland 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Canada?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Canada was 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 36,931 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Canada rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Canada ranks 20th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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