Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Canada

Foreign direct investment outflows in Canada in 2025 — 57,170,497,233 US$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,046.4%.

2025 57.17B US$ −36.08% vs 2024
World rank 8of 91
Period maximum 105B US$2021
Period minimum 80.18M US$1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Canada, 1970–2025050B100B150B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 930,153,400 US$1971: 458,011,559 US$1972: 80,176,367 US$1973: 1,165,917,311 US$1974: 1,356,986,438 US$1975: 1,249,454,406 US$1976: 1,002,589,451 US$1977: 1,630,875,920 US$1978: 2,277,238,612 US$1979: 3,828,556,653 US$1980: 4,093,417,645 US$1981: 5,545,590,226 US$1982: 2,371,122,942 US$1983: 5,247,571,783 US$1984: 4,584,383,589 US$1985: 3,764,431,767 US$1986: 3,365,054,236 US$1987: 7,603,227,209 US$1988: 7,345,916,876 US$1989: 6,415,222,031 US$1990: 6,050,385,362 US$1991: 6,476,544,255 US$1992: 5,788,261,953 US$1993: 5,141,014,995 US$1994: 10,620,671,983 US$1995: 15,828,489,189 US$1996: 12,289,429,362 US$1997: 26,728,689,666 US$1998: 36,348,693,780 US$1999: 19,929,576,160 US$2000: 46,650,311,862 US$2001: 36,831,862,714 US$2002: 29,235,654,655 US$2003: 23,429,360,705 US$2004: 44,822,996,248 US$2005: 27,279,616,280 US$2006: 50,352,280,680 US$2007: 65,141,277,328 US$2008: 88,688,588,802 US$2009: 37,739,086,506 US$2010: 36,341,411,460 US$2011: 50,094,723,738 US$2012: 62,248,451,890 US$2013: 54,464,630,765 US$2014: 64,979,797,474 US$2015: 83,913,840,952 US$2016: 67,605,967,673 US$2017: 78,187,786,895 US$2018: 62,760,295,369 US$2019: 75,907,731,907 US$2020: 47,429,177,994 US$2021: 104,729,232,539 US$2022: 88,867,717,364 US$2023: 91,708,314,847 US$2024: 89,434,088,588 US$2025: 57,170,497,233 US$
Change over the period: +56.24B (+6,046.35%) Average annual rate: 7.78 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 57.17B US$
World 1.49T US$
North America 479B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 57.17B −32.26B −36.08%
2024 89.43B −2.27B −2.48%
2023 91.71B +2.84B +3.2%
2022 88.87B −15.86B −15.15%
2021 105B +57.3B +120.81%
2020 47.43B −28.48B −37.52%
2019 75.91B +13.15B +20.95%
2018 62.76B −15.43B −19.73%
2017 78.19B +10.58B +15.65%
2016 67.61B −16.31B −19.43%
2015 83.91B +18.93B +29.14%
2014 64.98B +10.52B +19.31%
2013 54.46B −7.78B −12.5%
2012 62.25B +12.15B +24.26%
2011 50.09B +13.75B +37.84%
2010 36.34B −1.4B −3.7%
2009 37.74B −50.95B −57.45%
2008 88.69B +23.55B +36.15%
2007 65.14B +14.79B +29.37%
2006 50.35B +23.07B +84.58%
2005 27.28B −17.54B −39.14%
2004 44.82B +21.39B +91.31%
2003 23.43B −5.81B −19.86%
2002 29.24B −7.6B −20.62%
2001 36.83B −9.82B −21.05%
2000 46.65B +26.72B +134.08%
1999 19.93B −16.42B −45.17%
1998 36.35B +9.62B +35.99%
1997 26.73B +14.44B +117.49%
1996 12.29B −3.54B −22.36%
1995 15.83B +5.21B +49.03%
1994 10.62B +5.48B +106.59%
1993 5.14B −647M −11.18%
1992 5.79B −688M −10.63%
1991 6.48B +426M +7.04%
1990 6.05B −365M −5.69%
1989 6.42B −931M −12.67%
1988 7.35B −257M −3.38%
1987 7.6B +4.24B +125.95%
1986 3.37B −399M −10.61%
1985 3.76B −820M −17.89%
1984 4.58B −663M −12.64%
1983 5.25B +2.88B +121.31%
1982 2.37B −3.17B −57.24%
1981 5.55B +1.45B +35.48%
1980 4.09B +265M +6.92%
1979 3.83B +1.55B +68.12%
1978 2.28B +646M +39.63%
1977 1.63B +628M +62.67%
1976 1B −247M −19.76%
1975 1.25B −108M −7.92%
1974 1.36B +191M +16.39%
1973 1.17B +1.09B +1,354.19%
1972 80.18M −378M −82.49%
1971 458M −472M −50.76%
1970 930M

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 422B CA Canada 57.17B

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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