List of Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product

This article lists Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product (GDP).

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While Canada's ten provinces and three territories exhibit high per capita GDPs, there is wide variation among them. Ontario, the country's most populous province, is a manufacturing and trade locus with extensive linkages to the northeastern and midwestern United States. The economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories rely heavily on natural resources and produce the highest per capita GDP values in the country. On the other hand, Manitoba, Quebec and The Maritimes have the country's lowest per capita GDP values.

In the face of these long-term regional disparities, the Government of Canada redistributes some of its revenues through unconditional equalization payments and finances the delivery of comparable levels of government services through the Canada Health Transfer and the Canada Social Transfer.

GDP and per capita GDP, 2018

A table listing total GDP (expenditure-based), share of Canadian GDP, population, and per capita GDP in 2018. For illustrative purposes, market income (total income less government transfers)[1] per capita from tax returns is included. (The per capita, rather than per tax filer, measure is chosen for comparability with GDP per capita.)

Province or territory	GDP (million CAD, 2018)	Share of national GDP (%, 2018)	Population (July 1, 2018)	GDP per capita (CAD, 2018)	Market income per capita (CAD, 2017)
Canada	2,223,856	100	37,057,765	60,011	33,029
British Columbia	295,401	13.28	5,001,170	59,066	34,426
Alberta	344,812	15.51	4,300,721	80,175	39,056
Saskatchewan	80,679	3.63	1,162,978	69,373	31,724
Manitoba	72,688	3.27	1,353,403	53,708	28,853
Ontario	857,384	38.55	14,318,545	59,879	34,033
Quebec	439,375	19.76	8,387,632	52,384	29,689
New Brunswick	36,966	1.66	770,921	47,950	26,992
Prince Edward Island	6,994	0.31	153,584	45,539	27,043
Nova Scotia	44,354	1.99	959,500	46,226	28,672
Newfoundland and Labrador	33,241	1.49	525,604	63,243	29,646
Yukon	3,046	0.14	40,612	75,002	39,708
Northwest Territories	4,730	0.21	44,956	105,214	41,324
Nunavut	3,421	0.15	38,139	89,698	26,174

Source: Statistics Canada: GDP (totals),[2] Population,[3] Total income and government transfers,[4] Population covered by income data[5]

International comparisons, 2018

In the table below, the figures from the previous table are converted to United States dollars using the ratio of the International Monetary Fund's estimate for Canada's GDP by purchasing power parity to Canada's nominal GDP.[6] The national economy with the closest figure for the relevant year according to the International Monetary Fund is then indicated.

(Note that because the same conversion rate is used for all of Canada, this method overstates the GDP PPP of provinces and territories with high price levels, and understates the GDP PPP of provinces and territories with low price levels.)

Province or territory	GDP PPP (million Int$, 2018)	Comparable economy by GDP PPP	GDP per capita PPP (Int$, 2018)	Comparable economy by GDP PPP per capita
Canada	1,842,230	Saudi Arabia	49,712	Bahrain
Ontario	710,252	Vietnam	49,604	Bahrain
Quebec	363,976	Qatar	43,394	South Korea
Alberta	285,640	Sri Lanka	66,417	Kuwait
British Columbia	244,709	Finland	48,930	Belgium
Saskatchewan	66,834	Yemen	57,468	Netherlands
Manitoba	60,214	Senegal	44,491	Japan
Nova Scotia	36,743	Benin	38,293	Israel
New Brunswick	30,622	Chad	39,722	Italy
Newfoundland and Labrador	27,537	Rwanda	52,391	Germany
Prince Edward Island	5,794	Gambia	37,724	Israel
Northwest Territories	3,918	Central African Republic	87,159	Ireland
Nunavut	2,834	Seychelles	74,306	Norway
Yukon	2,523	Saint Lucia	62,132	United States

Source: International Monetary Fund[7]

Real GDP at basic prices, 2014-2018

A table listing annual GDP at basic prices from 2014 through 2018 in chained 2012 dollars. Caution: GDP at basic prices differs from GDP in the treatment of taxes and subsidies.[8]

Province or territory	GDP (million chained (2012) CAD, 2014)	GDP (million chained (2012) CAD, 2015)	GDP (million chained (2012) CAD, 2016)	GDP (million chained (2012) CAD, 2017)	GDP (million chained (2012) CAD, 2018)
British Columbia	219,060.9	224,153.4	231,509.9	240,657.9	246,506.3
Alberta	338,262.6	326,476.7	313,241.5	327,596.2	335,095.6
Saskatchewan	80,175.7	79,574.2	79,364.4	81,179.0	82,502.7
Manitoba	58,276.3	59,082.5	60,066.2	61,941.2	62,723.1
Ontario	659,861.2	677,384.0	693,900.4	712,984.3	728,363.7
Quebec	338,319.0	341,688.0	346,713.7	356,677.9	365,614.4
New Brunswick	29,039.6	29,275.7	29,686.3	30,271.8	30,295.3
Prince Edward Island	5,205.6	5,280.7	5,372.2	5,553.3	5,700.0
Nova Scotia	34,747.2	35,013.4	35,549.3	36,075.4	36,518.2
Newfoundland and Labrador	31,143.3	30,806.0	31,334.5	31,610.6	30,757.9
Yukon	2,510.9	2,320.2	2,482.5	2,554.5	2,626.1
Northwest Territories	4,574.6	4,621.3	4,679.8	4,861.3	4,954.7
Nunavut	2,363.6	2,353.0	2,434.3	2,685.3	2,955.0

Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Components of GDP, 2014

A table of Canadian provinces and territories by descending GDP (at current prices and expenditure-based); all figures are from Statistics Canada.[10]

Province or territory	GDP (million CAD, 2014)	= Final consumption expenditure	+ Gross capital formation	+ Investment in Inventories	+ Exports	− Imports
Canada	1,973,043	1,513,043	469,739	8,488	1,005,446	1,024,061
British Columbia	237,188	202,405	56,081	1,747	93,215	116,444
Alberta	375,756	198,643	132,709	1,876	206,923	164,444
Saskatchewan	82,780	50,046	26,100	−2,316	58,328	49,340
Manitoba	64,077	55,129	15,663	−385	35,992	42,256
Ontario	721,970	576,173	135,610	5,234	370,845	365,804
Quebec	370,064	315,396	74,182	2,110	171,350	193,352
New Brunswick	32,056	31,898	5,391	1	25,792	31,015
Prince Edward Island	6,003	6,106	989	56	2,729	3,877
Nova Scotia	39,077	42,981	7,465	25	15,377	26,756
Newfoundland and Labrador	33,514	23,786	11,853	−68	19,787	21,855
Yukon	2,603	2,783	814	4	802	1,791
Northwest Territories	4,731	3,705	1,485	83	3,392	3,929
Nunavut	2,487	2,473	1,293	122	910	2,301

Figures may not add up precisely due to omission of the statistical discrepancy column and the "Outside Canada" row.

See also

• Economy of Canada
• List of Canadian provinces by unemployment rate

Notes

1. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Market income". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
2. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
3. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Population estimates, quarterly". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
4. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Tax filers and dependants with income by source of income". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
5. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Selected characteristics of tax filers and dependants, income and demographics (final T1 Family File)". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
6. "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
7. "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
8. "Glossary". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
9. "Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by industry, provinces and territories (x 1,000,000)". Government of Canada, Statistics. September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
10. "Table 384-0038 - Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted), CANSIM (database)". Statistics Canada. 2012-11-26.

References

• Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory 2006-2010 (Statistics Canada)

• Population by year, by province and territory 2007-2011 (Statistics Canada)
• Department of Finance Canada: Equalization Program