Canada Government Debt: % of GDP
1962 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Government Debt: % of GDP
- Canada Government debt accounted for 67.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 73.0 % in the previous year.
- Canada government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1962 to Mar 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 83.6 % in Mar 1996 and a record low of 33.1 % in Mar 1977.
CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Department of Finance Canada provides Government Debt in local currency. Statistics Canada provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on CSNA 2012/SNA 2008. Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
Related information about Canada Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Canada National Government Debt reached 1,423.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 520.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Canada's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1962 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Canada's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Canada Government debt accounted for 67.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 73.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.8 2023 | 73.0 2022 | 33.1 1977 | 83.6 1996 | % | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 61.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 62.1 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
| Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 77.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 93.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.6 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 108.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 20.7 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Botswana (%) | 17.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 74.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 21.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 33.7 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 39.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 67.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 77.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 44.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 29.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 67.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 19.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 82.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 75.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| France (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 39.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Greece (%) | 165.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 50.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 69.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 64.8 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 8.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 43.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 137.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 217.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 89.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 68.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 49.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 45.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 39.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 38.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 25.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 53.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 49.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 69.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 49.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 34.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 59.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 46.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 38.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 39.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 44.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 41.2 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Pakistan (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 72.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 56.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 34.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 32.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 99.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 48.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 14.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 26.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 52.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 170.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 59.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 69.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 73.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 107.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 104.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 30.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 23.1 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Taiwan (%) | 29.7 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 54.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Turkey (%) | 29.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,533.934 Jan 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 25,573.270 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 12.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,423,314.6 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,420.940 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 3,127.329 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,415.640 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,501.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 41,239.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -43,298.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -2,059.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 34,327.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2024 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 573,800.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 597,300.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -18,400.000 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 82,000.000 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | 15,896.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2024 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,362,200.000 2029 | yearly | 1997 - 2029 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.047 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,030.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 49,351.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 4.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Feb 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 11,552,234.816 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 9,821,982.309 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,079,544.056 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 48,320.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,462,582.313 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 9,439,260.899 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 37,191.556 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 30,462.815 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,892.074 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 3,324.071 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2024 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,193.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 10,007.180 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 4,705.329 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Feb 2024 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 868,150.093 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 101.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,121,199.940 Jan 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Jan 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,859,997.759 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 89,875.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.199 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,369,876.262 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,683,925.6 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 14.500 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 24.300 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,181.612 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2023 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,677.640 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Sep 2023 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,181,527.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,176,165.571 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.38 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 217.49 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,486,521.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,500,614.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Jan 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,505,606.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,593,996.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,489,421.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,590,804.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 117,950.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -1.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 57.500 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
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