Wealth indicators and distributions, by household characteristics such as income quintile, age, housing tenure and composition, Canada, regions and provinces, annual 2010 to 2019 and quarterly starting 2020.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Statistics (3 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household); Characteristics (13 items: All households; Lowest income quintile; Second income quintile; Third income quintile; ...); Wealth (11 items: Total assets; Financial assets; Life insurance and pensions; Other financial assets; ...).

The gini index in Canada was forecast to remain on a similar level in 2029 as compared to 2024 with 0.33 points. According to this forecast, the gini will stay nearly the same over the forecast period. The Gini coefficient here measures the degree of income inequality on a scale from 0 (=total equality of incomes) to one (=total inequality).The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the gini index in countries like United States and Mexico.

The income quintiles refer to the quintiles estimated at the Canada level and not at the provincial/territorial level. The Income quintiles are assigned based on the equalized household disposable income. This takes into account differences in household size and composition. The Oxford-modified equivalence scale is used; it assigns a value of 1 to the first adult, 0.5 to each additional person aged 14 and over, and 0.3 for all children under 14. Age groups refer to the age group of the major income earner. Life insurance and pensions include the value of all life insurance and employer pension plans, termination basis. Excludes public plans administered or sponsored by governments: Old Age Security (OAS) including the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and the Spouse's Allowance (SPA), as well as the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans (CPP/QPP). Other financial assets include total currency and deposits, Canadian short-term paper, Canadian bonds and debentures, foreign investments in paper and bonds, mortgages, equity and investment funds, and other receivables. Other non-financial assets include consumer durables, machinery and equipment, and intellectual property products. Excludes accumulation of value of collectibles including coins, stamps and art work. Other liabilities include major credit cards and retail store cards, gasoline station cards, etc., vehicle loans, lines of credit, student loans, other loans from financial institutions and other money owed. The sum of the values for net worth and its components by province and region is less than the total for Canada as they exclude the territories. The coefficients of variation from Statistics Canada's Survey of Financial Security for 2012 and 2016, which serve as indicators of the accuracy of these estimates for net worth and its components, are available in the appendix to Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, estimates of asset, liability and net worth distributions, 2010 to 2019, technical methodology and quality report for the March 2020 release. Distribution of value" is the share of a wealth component (such as total assets) attributable to the various household characteristics (such as lowest income quintile)." This table has been archived and replaced by table 36100661.

In four decades, the average after-tax income of Canadians in the lowest decile rose from 9,900 to 12,700 Canadian dollars, an increase of around 28 percent. The income of those in the highest decile rose by more than 47 percent between 1980 and 2021, from 152,600 to 224,800 Canadian dollars. The gap in average income between the two deciles has therefore widened from approximately 142,700 dollars in 1980 to over 212,000 dollars in 2021.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Statistics (3 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household); Characteristics (13 items: All households; Lowest income quintile; Second income quintile; Third income quintile; ...); Wealth (11 items: Total assets; Financial assets; Life insurance and pensions; Other financial assets; ...).

In 2021, ten percent of Canadians belonging neither to a visible minority nor to the indigenous population (First Nations and Métis) were living in low-income. This proportion was much higher among people of Arab heritage (17.3 percent), or among Aboriginals (17.1 percent). Conversely, the proportion of people with low incomes was lower among Canadians of Philippine, South Asian or Latin American background.

Canada's Indigenous populations (First Nations or Métis) had a median total income of 34,300 Canadian dollars, 6,400 dollars less than non-Indigenous populations in 2021. This gap in median income has fluctuated since 2012. The year in which it was the smallest was 2021, and the most unequal year in terms of median total income was 2015, with a gap of 11,500 Canadian dollars.

When surveyed in September 2022, over three-quarters of Canadians believed that the government should reduce the income gap between rich and poor. This opinion was more widely shared among Canadians supporting the New Democratic Party (94 percent) and Bloc Québécois sympathizers (89 percent), than among Conservative Party supporters (58 percent) and among Canadians not supporting any particular party (74 percent).

Canada CA: Broad Money: % of GDP data was reported at 122.643 % in 2008. This records an increase from the previous number of 112.089 % for 2007. Canada CA: Broad Money: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 64.785 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2008, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 158.714 % in 2006 and a record low of 35.858 % in 1962. Canada CA: Broad Money: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Money Supply. Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Canada CA: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs: Other Current Transfers: Current Taxes on Income, Wealth: Debit data was reported at 4.610 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.093 USD bn for 2023. Canada CA: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs: Other Current Transfers: Current Taxes on Income, Wealth: Debit data is updated yearly, averaging 654.369 USD mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2024, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.610 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of 200.288 USD mn in 1982. Canada CA: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, Households & NPISHs: Other Current Transfers: Current Taxes on Income, Wealth: Debit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation: Annual.

Money Supply M0 in Canada decreased to 211370 CAD Million in July from 214637 CAD Million in June of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Money Supply M0 - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Distributions of household economic accounts, wealth, Canada, regions and provinces

Asset Allocation of Top Wealth Owners: Proportion of Assets in Real Estate and Financial Assets.

This statistic shows the share of total after-tax income earned by the lowest income decile in Canada in 2021, by province. In 2021, income earners in the lowest income decile earned 1.3 percent of all after-tax income in Saskatchewan, Canada.

The National Origin of Top Wealth Holders (%).

This table contains 58320 series, with data for years 1999 - 2016 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (20 items: Canada; Atlantic; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...); Assets and debts (27 items: Total assets; Private pension assets; Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs), Locked-in Retirement Accounts (LIRAs) and other; Employer-sponsored Registered Pension Plans (EPPs); ...); Net worth quintiles (6 items: Total, all net worth quintiles; Lowest net worth quintile; Second net worth quintile; Middle net worth quintile; ...); Statistics (6 items: Total values; Percentage of total assets or total debts; Number holding asset or debt; Percentage holding asset or debt; ...); Confidence intervals (3 items: Estimate; Lower bound of a 95% confidence interval; Upper bound of a 95% confidence interval).

While the commodities market bust has not forced the country to contract, it did dent growth in retail savings and investment in 2015. 2016 should see a resurgence in Canadians’ asset appreciation, but a tepid recovery in oil and gas along with substantial household debt loads will see slower growth over the rest of the forecast period. Read More

The 2023 Survey of Financial Security (SFS) provides a comprehensive picture of the net worth of Canadians. Information was collected on the value of all major financial and non-financial assets and on the money owing on mortgages, vehicles, credit cards, student loans and other debts. The value of these assets less the debts is referred to as net worth. The results from the survey provide policymakers and academics to learn more about highly-indebted Canadians, the financial well-being of seniors, the prevalence of wealth inequality and the impact of these issues on our society. It also provides the public and non-government organizations with the opportunity to undertake their own research on wealth dynamics in Canada and keep governments accountable for their actions taken to help Canadians improve their financial well-being.

Wealth and its subcomponent distributions, dollar values and dollar value per household, by household characteristics such as income quintile, age, housing tenure and composition, Canada, regions and provinces, annual 2010 to 2019 and quarterly starting 2020.