Table 2
PPP-adjusted per capita household net worth, assets and liabilities, Canada relative to the United States, selected items and selected years, 1970 to 2012

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Archived

This page has been archived on the Web.

Table 2
PPP-adjusted per capita household net worth, assets and liabilities, Canada relative to the United States, selected items and selected years, 1970 to 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of PPP-adjusted per capita household net worth 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2012, calculated using ratio (PPP-adjusted) and ratio (population) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2012
ratio (PPP-adjusted)
Total assets 0.52 0.61 0.63 0.56 0.57 0.60 0.57 0.56 0.75
Non-financial assets 0.64 0.67 0.62 0.53 0.55 0.61 0.54 0.51 0.89
Real estate 0.60 0.65 0.58 0.49 0.52 0.60 0.52 0.48 0.94
Consumer durables 0.89 0.93 0.95 0.84 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.79 0.83
Other 0.44 0.38 0.38 0.30 0.24 0.26 0.25 0.18 0.15
Financial assets 0.42 0.53 0.66 0.61 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.66
Currency and deposits 0.87 0.90 1.01 0.72 0.80 0.95 0.83 0.78 0.91
Bonds 0.42 0.57 0.56 0.58 0.36 0.35 0.37 0.18 0.12
Shares 0.14 0.25 0.36 0.41 0.31 0.34 0.50 0.66 0.83
Life insurance and pensions 0.31 0.34 0.50 0.56 0.60 0.61 0.66 0.64 0.65
Other 0.74 0.89 1.25 1.17 1.02 1.25 0.47 0.42 0.27
Liabilities 0.47 0.52 0.56 0.44 0.55 0.54 0.49 0.47 0.69
Consumer credit 0.33 0.52 0.74 0.60 0.79 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.69
Loans 1.03 0.79 0.63 0.46 0.56 0.51 0.55 0.50 0.53
Morgages 0.33 0.43 0.51 0.42 0.50 0.55 0.50 0.47 0.81
Other 1.47 0.71 0.44 0.23 0.37 0.26 0.16 0.15 0.18
Net worth 0.53 0.62 0.65 0.59 0.57 0.61 0.59 0.58 0.77
Personal disposable income 0.68 0.79 0.81 0.75 0.72 0.65 0.61 0.61 0.66
    ratio (population)
Population 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
Notes: Estimates prior to 1990 based on linked series. PPP stands for purchasing power parity. Authors' calculations.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian National Balance Sheet Accounts; and U.S. Federal Reserve, Flow of Funds Accounts.
Date modified: