Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita

Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the total unduplicated value of goods and services produced in a country during a certain period. It also measures the income that accrues from that production. GDP per capita of a country is calculated by dividing total GDP of the country by its total population. This indicator uses GDP at current prices.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita

Real gross domestic product (GDP) presents the GDP of a country adjusted for price changes and is used as an indicator of a country’s macroeconomic performance. Real GDP per capita is calculated by dividing the real GDP of the country by its total population. This indicator uses GDP at chained Fisher prices. It is commonly used to assess the living standards or economic well-being of a country.

• National Gross Domestic Product by Income and by Expenditure Accounts
  • Table 36-10-0706-01 – Gross domestic product per capita and other per capita macroeconomic indicators

• Canada's gross domestic product per capita: Perspectives on the return to trend (Economic and Social Reports, April 24, 2024)
• Research to Insights: Perspectives on growth, inflation and affordability (A Presentation Series from Statistics Canada About the Economy, Environment and Society, November 16, 2023)
• The COVID-19 pandemic and gross domestic product per capita growth in Canada (Economic and Social Reports, May 25, 2022)
• Income Growth per Capita in the Provinces since 1950 (Economic Insights, May 23, 2019)

• For more information on GDP, see the video What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?