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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Canada: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Canada is placed 18th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 57,990 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 56.41 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
18th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 57,990GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 56.41Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.778Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 98.4Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Canada on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
57,990
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Canada: 57,990. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern America
- 76,931 United States
- Land neighbours
- United States 76,931
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Canada’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
56.41
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Canada: 56.41. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern America
- 56.41 Canada
- Land neighbours
- United States 33.87
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.778
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 35th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Canada: 0.778. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern America
- 1.122 United States
- Land neighbours
- United States 1.122
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
98.4
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Canada: 98.4. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern America
- 98.4 Canada
- Land neighbours
- United States 97.02
02Over time
Which way Canada is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
CanadaWorld median
Canada rose from 48,399 in 2000 to 57,990 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Canada World median 2025 57,990 17,265 2024 57,534 18,108 2023 58,088 17,686 2022 58,583 16,933 2021 56,995 16,260 2020 54,093 15,631 2019 57,584 16,761 2018 57,337 16,349 2017 56,612 16,129 2016 55,606 15,512 2015 55,661 14,857 2014 55,723 14,475 2013 54,712 14,681 2012 54,035 14,631 2011 53,681 13,916 2010 52,558 14,101 2009 51,552 13,655 2008 53,712 14,030 2007 53,762 13,755 2006 53,196 12,983 2005 52,357 12,023 2004 51,211 11,608 2003 50,140 11,183 2002 49,695 11,144 2001 48,774 10,907 2000 48,399 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
CanadaWorld median
Canada fell from 1.117 in 2000 to 0.778 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Canada World median 2024 0.778 0.1310 2023 0.826 0.0710 2022 0.867 0.0580 2021 0.858 0.0010 2020 0.894 0.0470 2019 0.916 0.0300 2018 0.893 -0.0150 2017 0.938 0.0080 2016 0.943 -0.0660 2015 0.953 -0.0600 2014 0.941 -0.0190 2013 0.966 0.0140 2012 0.976 0.0060 2011 1.048 -0.0140 2010 1.012 -0.0020 2009 0.971 0.0990 2008 0.952 0.0700 2007 0.944 -0.0080 2006 0.967 0.0740 2005 1.002 0.0510 2004 1.029 0.0505 2003 1.096 0.0450 2002 1.091 0.0100 2001 1.065 0.0470 2000 1.117 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
CanadaWorld median
Canada rose from 95.8 in 2011 to 98.4 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Canada World median 2024 98.4 73 2021 99.6 74 2017 99.7 59 2014 99.1 52 2011 95.8 37
03In context
Canada beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Canada and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 18th | 57,990 | 56.41 | 0.778 | 98.4 |
 United Statescompare | 28th | 76,931 | 33.87 | 1.122 | 97.02 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Canada in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Canada is ahead of the world, and behind
56 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median28
Statistics on which Canada does better than the middle country measured.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6767.646.67▲ Improved since 2012
Canada: 67.6 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 7th of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.88163.8No earlier reading
Canada: 81 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 4th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1974.6640.19No real change since 2020
Canada: 74.66 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 12th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.942.9No real change since 2014
Canada: 4 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 7th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.441-0.093No real change since 2015
Canada: 1.441 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 15th of 209 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8950.485No real change since 2013
Canada: 0.895 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 13th of 170 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80037,06212,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Canada: 37,062 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 16th of 173 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.513.8927.5No real change since 2010
Canada: 13.89 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486591,33946,486No real change since 2010
Canada: 591,339 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 15th of 150 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27356,43214,273▲ Improved since 2015
Canada: 56,432 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 11th of 102 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89045,53012,890No real change since 2012
Canada: 45,530 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 19th of 166 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.955,624701.95No earlier reading
Canada: 5,624 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 17th of 145 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5251.0628.52No real change since 2022
Canada: 51.06 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 17th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3962.7752.39No earlier reading
Canada: 62.77 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 169 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8117.441.81No earlier reading
Canada: 17.4 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 154th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4254.3725.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Canada: 54.37 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 27th of 170 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21158.3956.21No real change since 2016
Canada: 158.39 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 35th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6364,5051,636▼ Worsened since 2014
Canada: 4,505 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 17th of 75 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.8090.627No real change since 2013
Canada: 0.809 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.810.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Canada: 1.81 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 84 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3330.333▼ Worsened since 2013
Canada: 30.3 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 57th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06119.08107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Canada: 119.08 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 58th of 194 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.416.6210.4No earlier reading
Canada: 16.62 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.145.4316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Canada: 45.43 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.37.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Canada: 10.3 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 118 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08111.63106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Canada: 111.63 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 78th of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23107.97106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Canada: 107.97 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 195 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9751.370.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Canada: 1.37 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 54th of 119 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Canada does worse than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3897.5848.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Canada: 7.584 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 65th of 118 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.7433.396▲ Improved since 2015
Canada: 1.743 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 186 · derived.
No better end26
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240120,5802,240No real change since 2022
Canada: 120,580 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.952,324657.95Moved since 2014
Canada: 2,324 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.311-0.225Moved since 2014
Canada: 1.311 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17122.276.171No real change since 2014
Canada: 22.27 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.9860.523Moved since 2013
Canada: 0.986 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7310,289275.73No real change since 2016
Canada: 10,289 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8534.921.85No real change since 2014
Canada: 34.9 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2121.9116.21Moved since 2015
Canada: 21.91 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 24th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7886,394,0381,827,788Moved since 2014
Canada: 6,394,038 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 29th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242624Moved since 2016
Canada: 26 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7084.9491.708Moved since 2011
Canada: 4.949 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 70th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9682.8861.968Moved since 2015
Canada: 2.886 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23108.02103.23Moved since 2015
Canada: 108.02 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9323.1522.93No real change since 2015
Canada: 23.15 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 65th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.931.235Moved since 2014
Canada: 0.93 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0621.3322.06Moved since 2014
Canada: 21.33 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 80th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1755.7567.17No real change since 2014
Canada: 55.75 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3431.3336.34Moved since 2015
Canada: 31.33 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 83rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6027.4149.602Moved since 2015
Canada: 7.414 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4121.1727.41Moved since 2012
Canada: 21.17 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6863.5179.68No real change since 2015
Canada: 63.51 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 87th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7232.1841.72No real change since 2015
Canada: 32.18 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 91st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.5533.306Moved since 2015
Canada: 2.553 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0455.7862.04No real change since 2015
Canada: 55.78 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 87th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.373.66Moved since 2012
Canada: 1.37 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1680.306Moved since 2015
Canada: 0.168 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
No current reading for Canada
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Canada’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Canada’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology7th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions8th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 15th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation18th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality21st of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 27th of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture28th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality28th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing36th of 2003/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 34th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour36th of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade38th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 52nd of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge70th of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability150th of 1864/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Canada can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
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GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Canada and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Canada on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Canada rank on economy & innovation?
Canada is placed 18th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Canada?
57,990 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Canada?
56.41 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Canada compare with United States on economy & innovation?
United States is placed 28th of 176, and Canada 18th. GDP per Capita (PPP): United States 76,931, Canada 57,990; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: United States 33.87, Canada 56.41; Economic Complexity Index: United States 1.122, Canada 0.778; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: United States 97.02, Canada 98.4.
How have Canada’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 48,399 in 2000 to 57,990 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.117 in 2000 to 0.778 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 95.8 in 2011 to 98.4 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Canada?
No current reading is published for Canada on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density and Palma Ratio. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 56 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Canada’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Canada (banner) — User:Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Canada: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/canada/economy