Key Takeaways
- Alberta's real GDP grew 3.3% in 2025, compared with a national average of 1.9%
- Alberta's GDP per person was almost $76,000 in 2025, the highest in Canada
- The province says its GDP has now outpaced the national average for four consecutive years
Alberta Just Posted the Strongest Big-Province Economy in the Country
Alberta's economy grew 3.3% in 2025, the province announced November 6, reacting to Statistics Canada's provincial economic accounts. That is 1.4 points ahead of the national average of 1.9% — and ahead of every other large province: 2.3 points above Quebec, 1.5 points above Ontario and 0.9 points above British Columbia. It was also the fastest growth of any Prairie province.
The per-person numbers are stronger still. Alberta's GDP per capita reached almost $76,000 in 2025, the highest in Canada, against a national average of just over $60,000. The province calculates that Albertans generated about 20% more economic output per person than the national average.
Finance Minister Jason Nixon credited solid trade, record-breaking housing construction and strategic infrastructure investment for the result. The province notes its GDP has now outpaced the national average for four consecutive years, and it expects Alberta to outperform the country again in 2026.
Per-capita GDP is not the same thing as household income — it measures total economic output divided by population, and Alberta's energy-heavy economy lifts the figure. But it is the standard yardstick for comparing how much economic activity each province generates per resident, and on that measure Alberta's lead over the rest of Canada is wide and, by the province's account, still growing.
The Twikup Take
Provincial GDP bragging is an annual ritual, but the gap here is the story: a province producing roughly a fifth more per person than the national average is playing a different economic game than the rest of the country. The test for 2026 is whether housing construction and trade can keep carrying the number if energy prices soften.
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