Canada Current Account Balance
1957 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Current Account Balance
- Canada Current Account recorded a deficit of 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 15.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Canada Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1957 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of -5.3 USD bn.
- The data reached an all-time high of 10.6 USD bn in Dec 2005 and a record low of -19.3 USD bn in Sep 2010.
- CEIC converts quarterly Current Account Balance into USD. Statistics Canada provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 1981 is based on BPM5.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 13.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Canada Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 18.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 58.3 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 590.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Canada's Current Account Balance from Mar 1957 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Canada's Current Account Balance in Sep 2025?
Canada Current Account recorded a deficit of 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 15.6 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7,027.7 Sep 2025 | -15,577.4 Jun 2025 | -19,291.6 Sep 2010 | 10,645.4 Dec 2005 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
Current Account Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -298.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -2,970.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | -3,015.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -478.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | -8,752.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -2,343.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 1,174.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 459.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 241.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 13.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -1,678.2 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -5.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -221.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 495.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | -5,121.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 543.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -930.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -67.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | -7,027.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | -4,598.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 195,600.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -2,594.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,465.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -292.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 1,414.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 6,659.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 2,686.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -2,190.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -92.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 149,636.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 58.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | -1,895.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -272.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 17,362.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 1,120.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -479.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 12,276.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 1,554.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -644.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | -2,351.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1949 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 4,047.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 13,232.0 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 22,116.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 579.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 4,005.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | -3,523.6 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -859.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -3,111.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -124.0 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,647.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -523.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 8,094.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -1,813.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -209.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 46.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 413.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 823.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 17,952.3 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 37.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -2,276.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,897.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 586.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -330.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -1,005.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 149.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 69.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,119.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -756.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 1,044.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Mar 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 1,453.6 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 15,020.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1967 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | -2,045.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 3,726.7 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 21,146.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 3,068.7 2024 | yearly | 1974 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -621.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -665.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 522.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -675.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 2,455.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -1,678.8 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | -847.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 261.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 7,484.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -3,670.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 8,100.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | -14,396.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -396.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 26,008.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 124.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 521.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -1,131.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 2,198.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 500.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -1,008.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 8,747.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 12,320.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,630.909 Sep 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 22,368.802 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 11.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,517,724.5 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 69.3 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,673.411 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 3,127.329 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,616.767 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Federal Government Debt: % of GDP: Accumulated Deficit (%) | 40.700 2025 | yearly | 1967 - 2025 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | -32,035.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -5,023.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,125.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 30,945.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -42,074.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 37,051.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 612,800.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 643,700.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -23,000.000 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 84,700.000 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,435,700.000 2030 | yearly | 1997 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.017 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -4,583.7 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 43,911.2 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -5.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 9,833,093.660 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 10,025,178.456 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,380,122.786 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 48,494.9 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.7 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,743,159.395 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 8,108,735.311 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 32,023.193 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 27,361.238 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,885.917 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 3,949.772 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,125.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 9,394.499 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 4,954.608 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 844,825.938 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 117.179 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 123.790 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 97.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,232,408.272 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,966,080.994 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 99,676.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.225 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,696,129.744 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,851,790.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 13.900 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 25.100 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,150.059 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,691.061 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,254,479.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,281,451.138 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.19 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 210.25 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,911.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,648,681.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,623,406.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,817,749.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,638,116.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,800,470.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Dec 2024 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 119,595.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 0.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 55.300 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Feb 2025 |
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