Canada Household Debt
1969 - 2021 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Canada Household Debt reached 2,070.2 USD bn in May 2021, compared with the reported number of 2,020.2 USD bn in the previous month. Canada Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1969 to May 2021. The data reached an all-time high of 2,070.2 USD bn in May 2021 and a record low of 22.2 USD bn in Jan 1969. CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. Statistics Canada provides Household Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt prior to January 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada. Money Supply M2 in Canada increased 14.6 % YoY in Apr 2021. Canada Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 70.3 USD bn in Mar 2021. The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 1.8 Months of Import in Apr 2021. Canada Domestic Credit reached 4,423.9 USD bn in May 2021, representing an increased of 5.6 % YoY. The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 0.6 % in Sep 2020, compared with the ratio of 0.5 % in the previous quarter.
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What was Canada's Household Debt in May 2021?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,070,210.1 May 2021 | 2,020,240.0 Apr 2021 | 22,233.1 Jan 1969 | 2,070,210.1 May 2021 | USD mn | monthly | Jan 1969 - May 2021 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 2,052.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jul 2007 - May 2021 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 17,862.7 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jul 2002 - Jun 2021 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 3,244.7 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2021 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 1,960,668.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2021 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 239,129.8 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 4,307.7 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 6,338.8 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2021 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 375,669.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Mar 2021 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 4,344.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 6,273.9 May 2021 | monthly | Aug 1997 - May 2021 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 3,908.4 Mar 2021 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2021 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 2,092.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2021 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 19,739.3 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 8,111.8 May 2021 | monthly | Jul 2008 - May 2021 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 2,070,210.1 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - May 2021 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 118,602.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2009 - May 2021 |
| China (USD mn) | 10,506,354.9 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - May 2021 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 64,540.3 May 2021 | monthly | Apr 1995 - May 2021 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 23,694.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2021 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 26,855.5 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 106,435.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2021 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 444,678.6 2018 | yearly | 1994 - 2018 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 13,641.9 Jun 2021 | monthly | Oct 2006 - Jun 2021 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 34,674.5 Apr 2021 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Apr 2021 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 13,705.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2021 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 7,397,713.3 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2021 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 235,916.7 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| France (USD mn) | 2,181,371.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 6,198.9 Jun 2021 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jun 2021 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,322,648.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2021 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 131,612.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 320,564.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2021 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 38,042.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Mar 2021 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,071.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Mar 2021 |
| India (USD mn) | 335,600.2 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 111,906.7 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 168,003.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 193,125.8 Apr 2021 | monthly | Sep 1992 - Apr 2021 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 1,123,367.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 3,273,435.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 37,085.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 20,415.8 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2021 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,867,236.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2021 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,537.4 Jun 2021 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2021 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 853.2 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 433.4 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2021 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 8,086.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 15,682.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 53,860.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 40,657.1 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2021 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 3,736.4 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2021 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 17.7 Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 328,687.3 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 7,934.6 Jun 2021 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jun 2021 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 199,607.2 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2021 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 3,273.1 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2021 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 1,677.6 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2021 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 36,154.7 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - May 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 1,025,512.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 238,680.0 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 1990 - May 2021 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 481,553.8 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 27,984.1 May 2021 | monthly | Oct 2005 - May 2021 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 33,410.3 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jun 2021 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 40,345.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2021 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 209,003.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2021 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 195,721.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2021 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 48,490.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 318,170.9 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 2000 - May 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 105,945.7 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2021 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 13,266.8 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2021 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 257,100.3 May 2021 | monthly | Mar 2004 - May 2021 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 54,981.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 17,468.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2021 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 162,491.2 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2021 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 877,782.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Mar 2021 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 8,822.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 567,178.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 1,071,525.8 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
| Syria (USD mn) | 8,543.6 Dec 2011 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 568,187.4 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 467,046.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 14.4 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 94,895.9 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1986 - May 2021 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 7,806.3 Apr 2021 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Apr 2021 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 438,803.8 Nov 2020 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Nov 2020 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 2,822,189.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Mar 2021 |
| United States (USD mn) | 14,644,000.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 5,488.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 10.4 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2021 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -11.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -15,724.165 Jan 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Jan 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 21,588.034 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.5 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,282,564.6 2021 | yearly | 1962 - 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 72.1 2021 | yearly | 1962 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,235.290 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 2,898.370 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,240.440 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -31,443.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Mar 2021 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -65,960.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Mar 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 27,134.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 34,517.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | May 1992 - Mar 2021 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 4,368.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 434,500.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 417,300.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -24,900.000 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 65,700.000 2026 | yearly | 2000 - 2026 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | -2,880.000 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2021 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,378,300.000 2026 | yearly | 1997 - 2026 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.287 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 475.3 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 40,184.6 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 58.8 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Apr 2021 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,745,490.369 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,704,119.726 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 893,615.928 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 39,709.2 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 33.8 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Apr 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 8,982,517.927 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,403,601.693 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 26,098.603 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 25,661.469 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,955.178 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 4,514.997 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2021 |
| CA: Import Unit Value Index (2010=100) | 104.348 2011 | yearly | 1948 - 2011 |
| CA: Export Unit Value Index (2010=100) | 106.461 2011 | yearly | 1948 - 2011 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 1,956.000 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Apr 2021 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 1,089,281.469 May 2021 | monthly | Oct 2009 - May 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 110.6 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2021 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,269,845.288 May 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,841,202.118 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - May 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.4 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - May 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 70,253.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.142 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.8 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Apr 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jun 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 3,946,830.549 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2009 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,423,889.3 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - May 2021 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - May 2021 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 12.400 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 23.600 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,940.665 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2020 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,231.089 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Dec 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,070,210.1 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - May 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,777,369.665 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.52 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Mar 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 239.82 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,534,862.000 May 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,989,214.000 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,225,461.000 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,224,533.000 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1968 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,525,756.000 May 2021 | monthly | Mar 1975 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,989,239.000 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1970 - May 2021 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 89,053.000 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2021 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2021 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 27.4 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2021 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 71.900 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2021 |
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