Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities … household in Canada
Canada: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.26 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Canada, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada stood at 1.26 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada peaked at 1.34 National currency per US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.01 National currency per US dollar, in 1971.
That places Canada 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Canada, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.11 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.26 National currency per US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 National currency per US dollar, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | 1.14 National currency per US dollar | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 National currency per US dollar | 1.23 National currency per US dollar | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.88 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 New Zealand 1.53 National currency per US dollar compare
- 33 Australia 1.46 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 Georgia 1.08 National currency per US dollar compare
- 36 Switzerland 1.07 National currency per US dollar compare
- 37 Singapore 1.04 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 45,891 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2634 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.33 million people (2100)
- Population density 6.1 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.3863 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Canada was 1.26 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 National currency per US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 National currency per US dollar in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org