Table 12
National wealth in Canada

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National wealth in Canada
Year Total wealth Produced assets Natural wealth Human wealth
  billions of current dollars
1970 … 253 … 1,446
1971 … 280 … 1,640
1972 … 315 … 1,832
1973 … 371 … 2,076
1974 … 456 … 2,438
1975 3,608 523 274 2,811
1976 4,099 581 327 3,191
1977 4,435 644 361 3,430
1978 4,806 721 418 3,667
1979 5,349 823 541 3,984
1980 6,043 933 679 4,431
1981 6,919 1,055 687 5,177
1982 7,449 1,134 689 5,626
1983 7,726 1,185 749 5,792
1984 8,266 1,252 766 6,248
1985 8,725 1,335 749 6,641
1986 9,195 1,435 666 7,094
1987 9,855 1,544 741 7,569
1988 10,647 1,673 810 8,164
1989 11,404 1,800 899 8,705
1990 12,299 1,887 927 9,485
1991 12,749 1,922 885 9,942
1992 12,873 1,954 888 10,031
1993 12,774 2,027 907 9,841
1994 13,053 2,116 979 9,958
1995 13,517 2,179 1,038 10,300
1996 13,784 2,242 1,139 10,404
1997 14,251 2,340 1,212 10,699
1998 14,720 2,448 1,223 11,050
1999 15,344 2,566 1,352 11,426
2000 16,261 2,701 1,621 11,939
2001 16,873 2,811 1,623 12,438
2002 17,485 2,952 1,692 12,841
2003 18,192 3,072 1,858 13,262
2004 19,407 3,257 2,106 14,045
2005 20,687 3,455 2,457 14,775
2006 22,026 3,698 2,721 15,608
2007 23,301 3,956 2,947 16,397
Note(s):
Estimates of natural wealth are not available before 1975.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 378-0005.