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Canada – Imports

Name: Canada Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$733.8B +$10.4B from 2023 G20 rank: 141st · all-time high: $733.8B (2024)

Canada's imports was $733.8B in 2024, an increase of +$10.4B from $723.4B in 2023. This ranked 141st in the G20.

APA

Canada Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/canada/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_canada_imports,
  title = {Canada Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/canada/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Canada Imports – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$924.1B	–	–
2026* trend	$873.0B	–	–
2025* trend	$821.9B	–	–
2024	$733.8B	+$10.4B	141st
2023	$723.4B	−$7.7B	161st
2022	$731.1B	+$102.6B	167th
2021	$628.5B	+$102.9B	168th
2020	$525.6B	−$64.1B	173rd
2019	$589.7B	−$1.7B	173rd
2018	$591.4B	+$36.3B	171st
2017	$555.1B	+$37.2B	173rd
2016	$517.9B	−$16.9B	178th
2015	$534.7B	−$54.9B	177th
2014	$589.6B	+$561.9M	178th
2013	$589.1B	−$415.2M	175th
2012	$589.5B	+$21.0B	177th
2011	$568.5B	+$68.3B	176th
2010	$500.2B	+$87.7B	174th
2009	$412.4B	−$95.1B	174th
2008	$507.6B	+$36.5B	171st
2007	$471.0B	+$41.4B	170th
2006	$429.7B	+$44.5B	167th
2005	$385.2B	+$48.3B	164th
2004	$336.9B	+$41.8B	151st
2003	$295.1B	+$24.6B	149th
2002	$270.5B	+$2.6B	148th
2001	$267.9B	−$18.7B	142nd
2000	$286.6B	+$27.5B	141st
1999	$259.2B	+$18.2B	140th
1998	$240.9B	+$4.4B	139th
1997	$236.5B	+$27.9B	139th
1996	$208.6B	+$9.4B	136th
1995	$199.3B	+$16.5B	135th
1994	$182.7B	+$14.7B	138th
1993	$168.0B	+$10.8B	135th
1992	$157.3B	+$5.5B	128th
1991	$151.8B	+$3.9B	124th
1990	$147.8B	+$6.6B	124th
1989	$141.2B	+$12.9B	124th
1988	$128.3B	+$21.2B	123rd
1987	$107.1B	+$8.8B	124th
1986	$98.3B	+$6.2B	123rd
1985	$92.2B	+$5.1B	122nd
1984	$87.0B	+$13.1B	120th
1983	$73.9B	+$7.0B	118th
1982	$67.0B	−$11.6B	116th
1981	$78.6B	+$8.4B	114th
1980	$70.3B	+$7.6B	111th
1979	$62.6B	+$9.9B	106th
1978	$52.7B	+$4.3B	101st
1977	$48.4B	+$2.2B	95th
1976	$46.2B	+$5.1B	71st
1975	$41.2B	+$2.9B	48th
1974	$38.3B	+$10.3B	26th
1973	$27.9B	+$5.0B	15th
1972	$22.9B	+$3.7B	16th
1971	$19.2B	+$2.2B	14th
1970	$17.0B	+$600.7M	9th
1969	$16.4B	+$2.3B	7th
1968	$14.1B	+$1.7B	7th
1967	$12.4B	+$811.8M	5th
1966	$11.6B	+$1.6B	3rd
1965	$10.0B	+$1.2B	3rd
1964	$8.8B	+$1.0B	2nd
1963	$7.8B	+$251.1M	2nd
1962	$7.5B	+$108.9M	2nd
1961	$7.4B	−$51.9M	3rd
1960	$7.4B	–	3rd

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +17.2% GDP growth 2.0% C/A balance 0.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Canada matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw imports improve within 24 months. View full analysis →