--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/2024-b-c-prosperity-index/" title: "2024 B.C. Prosperity Index" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-01T11:29:25+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-01T11:29:25+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "British Columbia" - "economic well-being" - "living standards" - "prosperity index" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "BC" research_theme: - "Economic Well-Being" - "Regional Economic Development" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # 2024 B.C. Prosperity Index Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/2024-b-c-prosperity-index/ # 2024 B.C. Prosperity Index [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2024-05-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. 2024. “2024 B.C. Prosperity Index.” CSLS Research Report 2024-05. Ottawa. https://csls.ca/research/2024-b-c-prosperity-index/ ## Author: - Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2024-05 July 2024 38 pages ## Related research [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [The Canada-U.S. Income Gap Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) June 2000 | Report 2000-01 | 6 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-canada-u-s-income-gap/) [A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Labour Market Performance, 1989-2000 Andrew Sharpe April 2001 | Report 2001-01 | 29 pages](https://csls.ca/research/a-comparison-of-canadian-and-u-s-labour-market-performance-1989-2000/) [Raising Canadian Living Standards: A Framework for Discussion Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) October 2002 | Report 2002-td | 56 pages](https://csls.ca/research/raising-canadian-living-standards-a-framework-for-discussion/) [Productivity Drivers in British Columbia: Strategic Areas for Improvement Andrew Sharpe, Jean-François Arsenault December 2008 | Report 2008-09 | 33 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-drivers-in-british-columbia-strategic-areas-for-improvement/) [Investment in British Columbia: Current Realities and the Way Forward Andrew Sharpe, Jean-François Arsenault, Peter Harrison December 2008 | Report 2008-10 | 66 pages](https://csls.ca/research/investment-in-british-columbia-current-realities-and-the-way-forward/) [New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2008 Lars Osberg, Andrew Sharpe December 2009 | Report 2009-10 | 115 pages](https://csls.ca/research/new-estimates-of-the-index-of-economic-well-being-for-canada-and-the-provinces-1981-2008/) [New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Selected OECD Countries, 1980-2007 Lars Osberg, Andrew Sharpe December 2009 | Report 2009-11 | 106 pages](https://csls.ca/research/new-estimates-of-the-index-of-economic-well-being-for-selected-oecd-countries-1980-2007/) [The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005 Andrew Sharpe, Alexander Murray, Benjamin Evans, Elspeth Hazell August 2011 | Report 2011-09 | 95 pages](https://csls.ca/research/the-levy-institute-measure-of-economic-well-being-estimates-for-canada-1999-and-2005/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn The purpose of the BC Prosperity Index is to benchmark British Columbia’s performance compared to peer jurisdictions on business and economic performance, as well as social and environmental factors, that together help shape people’s quality of life. The Index incorporates a suite of 12 equally-weighted indicators that capture aspects of people’s personal and societal prosperity. B.C. ranks 11th for overall prosperity and thus lies in the middle of the 21 peer jurisdictions. This ranking is unchanged from the previous version of the Index produced in 2019. Across the three domains, B.C. scores average for Business Well-Being, below average for Economic Well-Being, and above average for Societal Well-Being. L’Indice de prospérité de la C.-B. vise à évaluer la performance de la Colombie-Britannique par rapport à des juridictions comparables sur le plan de la performance économique et commerciale, ainsi que des facteurs sociaux et environnementaux qui, ensemble, contribuent à façonner la qualité de vie des citoyens. L’indice intègre un ensemble de 12 indicateurs pondérés également qui rendent compte de divers aspects de la prospérité personnelle et sociétale. La C.-B. se classe au 11e rang pour la prospérité globale, se situant ainsi au milieu des 21 juridictions comparables. Ce classement est inchangé par rapport à la version précédente de l’indice produite en 2019. Parmi les trois domaines, la C.-B. obtient un score moyen pour le bien-être des entreprises, sous la moyenne pour le bien-être économique, et au-dessus de la moyenne pour le bien-être sociétal. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2024-05-1.pdf)