Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Canada
Canada: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Canada, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Canada stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Canada peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2004.
That places Canada 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Canada?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Canada was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.