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Canada
Oil sands, critical minerals and hydro. World Bank data, latest year available for each figure.
- GDP
- US$2.32 trillion2025
- Real GDP growth
- 1.7%2025
- Inflation
- 2.1%2025
- FDI, net inflows
- 3.0% of GDP2025
- Population
- 41.7 million2025
- Access to electricity
- 100.0%2024
Real GDP growth
% change a year
Inflation
Consumer prices, % a year
Foreign direct investment
Net inflows, % of GDP
Governance
World Bank governance scores, 0 to 100, latest year
- Regulatory qualityHow well the government writes and applies rules that let private business develop80
- Rule of lawConfidence that contracts are enforced, property is protected and courts work83
- Control of corruptionHow far public power is kept from being used for private gain80
- Government effectivenessQuality of public services and of policy implementation88
- Political stabilityLikelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence80
What the numbers say
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Strengths
- Real GDP grew 3.3% a year on average in 2021–2025.
- Consumer inflation was 2.1% in 2025.
- Regulatory quality ranks in the 80th percentile worldwide (2025).
- Rule of law ranks in the 83th percentile worldwide (2025).
- Control of corruption ranks in the 80th percentile worldwide (2025).
- Government effectiveness ranks in the 88th percentile worldwide (2025).
- Political stability ranks in the 80th percentile worldwide (2025).
Watch points
No indicator falls below our watch threshold.
Where demand comes from
No resource or access gap stands out in the data.
Resource and energy profile
Rents are the value of production above extraction cost, as a share of GDP.
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All countriesSource: World Bank Data360 API: World Development Indicators (WB_WDI) and Worldwide Governance Indicators (WB_WGI, governance score 0-100). Governance scores use the World Bank's 0–100 scale. Downloaded 12 Nov 2026.