Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada
Canada: Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) was 88.36 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada is 88.36 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada peaked at 88.36 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.16 billion US dollar, in 2007.
That places Canada 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 37.16 billion US dollar | — |
| 2008 | 40.58 billion US dollar | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 41.97 billion US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 44.19 billion US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 52.11 billion US dollar | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 54.38 billion US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 57.46 billion US dollar | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 62.05 billion US dollar | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 62.04 billion US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.01 billion US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 68.75 billion US dollar | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 70.55 billion US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 67.26 billion US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 74.45 billion US dollar | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 70.78 billion US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 73.63 billion US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 81.52 billion US dollar | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 81.41 billion US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 88.36 billion US dollar | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.90 billion US dollar | 37.16 billion US dollar | 41.97 billion US dollar | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.28 billion US dollar | 44.19 billion US dollar | 70.55 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.36 billion US dollar | 70.78 billion US dollar | 88.36 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 10 Czechia 134.07 billion US dollar compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 120.18 billion US dollar compare
- 12 Indonesia 89.47 billion US dollar compare
- 14 Philippines 81.67 billion US dollar compare
- 15 Norway 71.30 billion US dollar compare
- 16 Peru 61.91 billion US dollar compare
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 23,731 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada?
- Reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Canada was 88.36 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 88.36 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.16 billion US dollar in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and)?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and debt securities) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.