Canada vs North America: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Canada buys about what

$111

buys in North America, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in North America buys what $89.98 buys in Canada. Prices across Canada's economy average 90% of North America's, so a dollar goes 11% further in Canada.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureCanadaNorth America
Economy
Population41.7 million608.5 million23 of 23 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$2.32 trillion$35.6 trillion21 of 23 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$55,698$59,56421 of 23 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$66,746$64,22621 of 23 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%83%93%21 of 23 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.20 in the US$1.08 in the US21 of 23 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.72 a day2022 survey · $23,623 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureCanadaNorth America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.78 trillion$38.4 trillion21 of 23 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.167Canadian dollarMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$56,420$58,81321 of 23 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$66,820$63,63321 of 23 countries

World Bank income groups: Canada, high income. North America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. North America covers the 21 of its 23 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Canada
  • North America
Year-by-year table
YearCanadaNorth America
2025$57,990$54,903
2024$57,534$54,190
2023$58,088$53,386
2022$58,583$52,408
2021$56,995$51,329
2020$54,093$48,507
2019$57,584$50,378
2018$57,337$49,645
2017$56,612$48,652
2016$55,606$47,887
2015$55,661$47,470
2014$55,723$46,616
2013$54,712$45,878
2012$54,035$45,394
2011$53,681$44,773
2010$52,558$44,362
2009$51,552$43,538
2008$53,712$45,339
2007$53,762$45,688
2006$53,196$45,236
2005$52,357$44,378
2004$51,211$43,397
2003$50,140$42,287
2002$49,695$41,673
2001$48,774$41,467
2000$48,399$41,585

Canada vs North America: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.