Table 15 Exports and Imports as a Percentage of GDP: 1971-1996
Table 15
Exports and Imports as a Percentage of GDP: 1971-1996
Millions of Canadian dollars
| 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |
| Exports | 21,109 | 26.9 | 44,291 | 28.1 | 97,027 | 33.9 | 142,757 | 35.4 | 172,159 | 32.6 | 320,988 | 47.3 |
| Imports | 19,067 | 24.3 | 44,899 | 28.5 | 91,940 | 32.1 | 133,937 | 33.2 | 168,606 | 31.9 | 270,870 | 39.9 |
| GDP | 78,594 | 157,624 | 286,236 | 403,783 | 527,967 | 678,222 | ||||||
Source: Statistics Canada, National Income and Expenditures Accounts.