{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-gross-capital-formation-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-gross-capital-formation-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-gross-capital-formation-gdp/","title":"Canada Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Canada's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 23.2 % of GDP in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"23.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":25.1167234534298},{"period":"1977","value":24.2879094203223},{"period":"1978","value":23.4947302721084},{"period":"1979","value":25.1415795084268},{"period":"1980","value":23.7626589533241},{"period":"1981","value":25.2960435228772},{"period":"1982","value":19.9239530013061},{"period":"1983","value":20.2214015133534},{"period":"1984","value":20.9603754226319},{"period":"1985","value":21.5336371835921},{"period":"1986","value":21.6803068568065},{"period":"1987","value":22.1777844328059},{"period":"1988","value":23.5060472743398},{"period":"1989","value":23.6100294976466},{"period":"1990","value":21.3042109213358},{"period":"1991","value":19.3412969720978},{"period":"1992","value":18.377419839763},{"period":"1993","value":18.4749885213182},{"period":"1994","value":19.5160940033233},{"period":"1995","value":19.380342728238},{"period":"1996","value":18.9277232582103},{"period":"1997","value":21.2179786877437},{"period":"1998","value":21.0452953522346},{"period":"1999","value":20.6841812842289},{"period":"2000","value":20.6144677111521},{"period":"2001","value":19.6713949333135},{"period":"2002","value":19.739312333447},{"period":"2003","value":20.466644988938},{"period":"2004","value":21.3828445226375},{"period":"2005","value":22.6318510676463},{"period":"2006","value":23.5954200309501},{"period":"2007","value":23.9078762217461},{"period":"2008","value":24.0724446665267},{"period":"2009","value":21.9594523644514},{"period":"2010","value":23.4819201321447},{"period":"2011","value":24.1513309493639},{"period":"2012","value":24.8676388656292},{"period":"2013","value":24.9078583876335},{"period":"2014","value":24.8706826761656},{"period":"2015","value":23.8215694588745},{"period":"2016","value":22.7610976853029},{"period":"2017","value":23.5504142207539},{"period":"2018","value":23.3772902489361},{"period":"2019","value":23.0423743758558},{"period":"2020","value":22.6746869777427},{"period":"2021","value":24.3050650816917},{"period":"2022","value":25.0269800530907},{"period":"2023","value":23.6376218677924},{"period":"2024","value":23.168254276671},{"period":"2025","value":23.15443514883}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"23.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"23.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"22.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"23.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"22.8","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"22.0","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"23.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in Canada from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 25.3 % of GDP in 1981 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.4 in 1992. The latest reading of 23.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}