Yukon's Profile
Economic Indicators in 2021
- Gross domestic product (GDP): $3.7 billion
- GDP per capita: $85,600
- Population: 43,300
- International merchandise exports and imports: 23.0% of GDP
Economic Activity by Sector in 2022
- Goods: 28.5% of GDP
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 15.1% of total GDP
- Construction: 10.8% of total GDP
- Services: 71.5% of GDP
- Public administration: 22.6% of total GDP
- Real estate, and rental and leasing: 13.3% of total GDP
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Michel Cristerna
Research and Education
Publication No. 2023-510-E
4 December 2023
Yukon's Merchandise Trade
Yukon's merchandise trade with the world in 2021: $846 million
- Exports: $288 million, a 64.6% increase from 2020
- Imports: $558 million, a 0.5% increase from 2020
Trade deficit in 2021: $270 million, a decrease from $380 million in 2020
Exports in 2021: 0.05% of the total value of Canadian exports, an increase from 0.03% in 2020
Imports in 2021: 0.09% of the total value of Canadian imports, a decrease from 0.10% in 2020
Exports as a percentage of GDP in 2021:
- Yukon – 7.8%, an increase from 5.4% in 2020
- Canada – 25.2%, an increase from 23.5% in 2020
Imports as a percentage of GDP in 2021:
- Yukon – 15.1%, a decrease from 17.1% in 2020
- Canada – 26.0%, a decrease from 26.4% in 2020
Exports in 2022:
- Resource-based goods – 93.6%, an increase from 91.9% in 2021
- Manufactured goods – 6.4%, a decrease from 8.1% in 2021
Highest-valued exports in 2022: Copper ore and lead, together accounting for 86.7% of the total value of territorial exports
- Copper ore: $163.1 million, an increase from $112.1 million in 2021
- Lead: $11.7 million, a decrease from $32.0 million in 2021
Major export destinations, by region, in 2022:
- United States, at 95.0% of the total value of exports
- Americas (excl. U.S.), at 4.0% of the total value of exports
- Europe, at 0.5% of the total value of exports
Major export destinations, by country, in 2022:
- United States, at $191.5 million
- Colombia, at $2.8 million
- Mexico, at $2.3 million
Yukon's Services Trade
Yukon's services trade with the world in 2022: $213 million
- Exports: $74 million, an 89.7% increase from 2021
- Imports: $139 million, a 10.3% increase from 2021
Trade deficit in 2022: $65 million, a decrease from $87 million in 2021