Imports of goods and services in % of GDP

33.4 (%) in 2017

In 2017, imports for Canada was 33.4 %. Before imports of Canada started to increase to reach a level of 33.4 % in 2017, it went through a trough reaching a low of 29.9 % in 2009.

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Imports of goods and services consist of purchases, barter, or receipts of gifts or grants, of goods and services by residents from non-residents. The treatment of exports and imports in the System of National Accounts is generally identical with that in the balance of payments accounts as described in the Balance of Payments Manual.

Date Value Change, %
2017 33.4 -0.69%
2016 33.6 -1.46%
2015 34.1 4.98%
2014 32.5 2.23%
2013 31.8 -1.16%
2012 32.2 1.32%
2011 31.8 2.50%
2010 31.0 3.60%
2009 29.9 -8.25%
2008 32.6 1.75%
2007 32.0 -1.88%
2006 32.7