Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Canada
Canada: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit was 23,731 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Canada stood at 23,731 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 220.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Canada peaked at 23,731 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.02 US dollar per person, in 1962.
Canada ranks 17th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.19 US dollar per person | — |
| 1961 | 58.85 US dollar per person | -13.7% |
| 1962 | 50.02 US dollar per person | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 140.54 US dollar per person | +180.9% |
| 1964 | 171.76 US dollar per person | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 136.94 US dollar per person | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 147.24 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 173.47 US dollar per person | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 205.98 US dollar per person | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 301.04 US dollar per person | +46.1% |
| 1970 | 360.64 US dollar per person | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 329.02 US dollar per person | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 384.83 US dollar per person | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 549.22 US dollar per person | +42.7% |
| 1974 | 613.63 US dollar per person | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 600.21 US dollar per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 745.67 US dollar per person | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 777.94 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 913.58 US dollar per person | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 1,074 US dollar per person | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 1,464 US dollar per person | +36.3% |
| 1981 | 1,554 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1,525 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1,620 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,659 US dollar per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,584 US dollar per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 1,823 US dollar per person | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 1,789 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,571 US dollar per person | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 1,650 US dollar per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1,663 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,398 US dollar per person | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 1,344 US dollar per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1,120 US dollar per person | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 1,457 US dollar per person | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 1,774 US dollar per person | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 2,064 US dollar per person | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 2,118 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2,159 US dollar per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,731 US dollar per person | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 1,906 US dollar per person | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1,882 US dollar per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,735 US dollar per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 2,112 US dollar per person | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 2,282 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2,583 US dollar per person | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 2,838 US dollar per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 3,940 US dollar per person | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 4,543 US dollar per person | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 5,222 US dollar per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 5,264 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6,273 US dollar per person | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 6,886 US dollar per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 6,443 US dollar per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 7,272 US dollar per person | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 7,394 US dollar per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8,620 US dollar per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 11,980 US dollar per person | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 13,039 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 14,857 US dollar per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 16,471 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 16,733 US dollar per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 20,702 US dollar per person | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 22,420 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 22,207 US dollar per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 23,731 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 23,731 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,405 US dollar per person, 2.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +180.9% | 50.02 US dollar per person | 140.54 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145.4 US dollar per person | 50.02 US dollar per person | 301.04 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 634.87 US dollar per person | 329.02 US dollar per person | 1,074 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,624 US dollar per person | 1,464 US dollar per person | 1,823 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,683 US dollar per person | 1,120 US dollar per person | 2,159 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,904 US dollar per person | 1,735 US dollar per person | 5,222 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,803 US dollar per person | 5,264 US dollar per person | 14,857 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,377 US dollar per person | 16,471 US dollar per person | 23,731 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More external debt data for Canada
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.30 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 8.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 988.42 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 31,206 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0 (2008)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.46 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.879 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.4261 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Canada?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Canada was 23,731 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23,731 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.02 US dollar per person in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.