Trade as a share of GDP in Canada

Trade in goods and services was equal to 63.5% of GDP in Canada in 2025.

Measure: Trade as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2025 63.5% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −1.6percentage points 2024: 65.1%
World, 2025 68.5% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 86.4% Middle value of 35 countries

Trade as a share of GDP in Canada over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Trade as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period CanadaWorld
2025 63.5% 68.5%
2024 65.1% 56.7%
2023 66.6% 58.1%
2022 67.0% 62.1%
2021 62.2% 56.5%
2020 61.2% 51.9%
2019 66.2% 55.8%
2018 66.6% 57.0%
2017 65.1% 55.5%
2016 65.4% 53.8%
2015 66.2% 55.6%
2014 64.4% 58.0%
2013 62.2% 58.6%
2012 62.6% 59.3%
2011 62.5% 59.3%
2010 60.2% 56.2%
2009 58.5% 51.9%
2008 67.0% 60.3%
2007 66.3% 58.7%
2006 68.1% 58.4%
2005 69.8% 56.2%
2004 70.2% 54.2%
2003 69.8% 50.7%
2002 75.7% 49.0%
2001 78.3% 49.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 65.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 66.2%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 68.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices