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Canada · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

17th of 182 · 2nd in N. America
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GNI per capitaCanada's gni per capita rose from US$20.8k in 1996 to US$56.4k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$10kUS$20kUS$30kUS$40kUS$50kUS$60kUS$56.4k

Canada's gni per capita rose from US$20.8k in 1996 to US$56.4k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

21st of 181 · 2nd in N. America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Canada's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $23.3k in 1996 to intl $66.8k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $20kintl $30kintl $40kintl $50kintl $60kintl $70kintl $66.8k

Canada's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $23.3k in 1996 to intl $66.8k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

10th of 129 · 1st in N. America
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Canada's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$17.1k in 1996 to US$27k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$16kUS$18kUS$20kUS$22kUS$24kUS$26kUS$28kUS$27k

Canada's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$17.1k in 1996 to US$27k in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

23rd of 73 · 1st in N. America*
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Gini indexCanada's gini index fell from 31.7 in 1993 to 31.5 in 2022.19952000200520102015202030323431.5

Canada's gini index fell from 31.7 in 1993 to 31.5 in 2022.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

21st of 73 · 1st in N. America*
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Income share held by highest 10%Canada's income share held by highest 10% rose from 23.6 % in 1993 to 24.6 % in 2022.19952000200520102015202023%24%25%26%24.6 %

Canada's income share held by highest 10% rose from 23.6 % in 1993 to 24.6 % in 2022.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

24th of 73 · 1st in N. America*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Canada's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.2 % in 1993 to 7.7 % in 2022.1995200020052010201520207%7%8%8%9%9%7.7 %

Canada's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.2 % in 1993 to 7.7 % in 2022.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

19th of 73 · 1st in N. America*
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Extreme povertyCanada's extreme poverty fell from 1.2 % in 1993 to 0.3 % in 2022.1995200020052010201520200%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%1%0.3 %

Canada's extreme poverty fell from 1.2 % in 1993 to 0.3 % in 2022.

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