{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-total/","title":"Canada Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"4,283.2","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.9%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":1732.6331073348636},{"period":"2008","value":1175.3166274402463},{"period":"2009","value":812.0361329833826},{"period":"2010","value":1055.606787272624},{"period":"2011","value":1406.9724731914266},{"period":"2013","value":1583.2111973882775},{"period":"2014","value":1638.2825272422285},{"period":"2015","value":1613.0959347230905},{"period":"2016","value":2284.9627399402857},{"period":"2017","value":2774.994888537819},{"period":"2018","value":2753.2734151934364},{"period":"2019","value":3897.371844097863},{"period":"2020","value":2983.8878951044244},{"period":"2021","value":9170.801009014513},{"period":"2022","value":7241.77829589145},{"period":"2023","value":4958.175586904896},{"period":"2024","value":4553.279299566394},{"period":"2025","value":4283.195051652961}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4283.2","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"4553.3","yoyChange":"-8.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"4958.2","yoyChange":"-31.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"7241.8","yoyChange":"-21.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"9170.8","yoyChange":"+207.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2983.9","yoyChange":"-23.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3897.4","yoyChange":"+41.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2753.3","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2775.0","yoyChange":"+21.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2285.0","yoyChange":"+41.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1613.1","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1638.3","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1583.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2011","value":"1407.0","yoyChange":"+33.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1055.6","yoyChange":"+30.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"812.0","yoyChange":"-30.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1175.3","yoyChange":"-32.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1732.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}