Canada Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)
Canada's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 4,283.2 USD millions in 2025, -5.9% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
Canada (2025)
4,283.2
USD millions
-5.9% YoY
YoY Change
-5.9%
USD millions
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,283.2 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 4,553.3 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 4,958.2 | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 7,241.8 | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 9,170.8 | +207.3% |
| 2020 | 2,983.9 | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 3,897.4 | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 2,753.3 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,775 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 2,285 | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 1,613.1 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,638.3 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,583.2 | n/a |
| 2011 | 1,407 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 1,055.6 | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 812 | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,175.3 | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 1,732.6 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 4,283.2 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -5.9%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 812 in 2009 to 9,170.8 in 2021.
This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Canada from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Canada from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (18 observations).
The series peaked at 9,170.8 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 812 in 2009. The latest reading of 4,283.2 in 2025 represents a change of -5.9%.