Canada National Government Debt
1962 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada National Government Debt
- Canada National Government Debt reached 1,455.8 USD bn in Mar 2022, compared with 1,314.3 USD bn in the previous year.
- Canada National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1962 to Mar 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 1,455.8 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 20.5 USD bn in Mar 1962.
CEIC converts annual Government Debt into USD. The Department of Finance Canada provides Government Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Debt is in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
Related information about Canada National Government Debt
- In the latest reports, Canada Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 1.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2022.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 71.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2022.
- Canada Nominal GDP reached 550.9 USD bn in Jun 2022.
View Canada's National Government Debt from 1962 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Canada's National Government Debt in 2022?
Canada National Government Debt reached 1,455.8 USD bn in Mar 2022, compared with 1,314.3 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,455,818.8 2022 | 1,314,327.4 2021 | 20,517.1 1962 | 1,455,818.8 2022 | USD mn | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 11,729.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2022 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 62,686.3 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 376,300.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2022 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 9,958.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2022 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 743,969.0 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 386,874.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 3,398.5 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 38,068.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jul 2022 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 624,016.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2022 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,571.5 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 2,443.5 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,392,996.0 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jul 2022 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 16,856.6 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2022 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,455,818.8 2022 | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 113,663.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| China (USD mn) | 3,651,528.3 2021 | yearly | 2005 - 2021 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 193,875.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 48,916.3 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - May 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 24,574.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Jul 2022 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 122,182.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 126,735.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 62,859.4 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 316,592.2 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 6,244.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 14,412,381.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 204,805.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,219,017.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 9,587.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2022 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,753,855.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 396,757.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 161,605.6 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 118,290.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2022 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 18,602.0 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| India (USD mn) | 1,755,994.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 478,882.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Jul 2022 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 260,554.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 335,707.0 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,826,426.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,454,935.8 Jul 2022 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Jul 2022 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 40,845.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Apr 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 45,490.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2022 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 72,807.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 810,483.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,904.7 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 1,194.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Jul 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 5,224.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jun 2022 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 16,682.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 97,750.6 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2021 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 25,855.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 18,725.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 6,382.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2022 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 237,086.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Jun 2022 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 9,620.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 8,643.8 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2022 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 693,313.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jul 2022 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 4,211.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jul 2022 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 4,508.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 94,194.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9,555.9 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 495,212.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 81,700.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 88,421.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 203,080.5 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 48,780.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 43,083.8 Aug 2022 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Aug 2022 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 12,140.2 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 80,388.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 231,289.6 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jul 2022 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 324,251.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 306,161.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 129,800.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Jul 2022 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 321,535.8 Jul 2022 | monthly | May 2009 - Jul 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 250,136.1 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 32,094.8 Jul 2022 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Jul 2022 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 710,778.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2022 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 68,637.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 44,621.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 272,286.3 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jul 2022 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,612,759.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 68,158.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2022 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 206,346.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 223,056.7 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 236,166.9 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 248,676.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Jul 2022 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 34,240.7 Jun 2022 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Jun 2022 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 233,291.0 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 86,545.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Jul 2022 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 3,111,025.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2022 |
| United States (USD mn) | 30,936,075.0 Aug 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Aug 2022 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 36,312.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 141,978.4 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Yemen (USD mn) | 20,434.2 2013 | yearly | 2004 - 2013 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Jun 2022 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 2,069.368 May 2022 | monthly | May 1992 - May 2022 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 23,970.634 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,455,818.8 2022 | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 71.0 2022 | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,390.376 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 2,927.597 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,380.415 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -31,340.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | May 1992 - Jun 2022 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 30,692.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2022 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 5,872.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2022 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | 4,877.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | May 1992 - Jun 2022 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 36,217.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | May 1992 - Jun 2022 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | 498,100.000 2027 | yearly | 1996 - 2027 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn) | -13,100.000 2027 | yearly | 1996 - 2027 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn) | 71,400.000 2027 | yearly | 2000 - 2027 |
| FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 481,000.000 2027 | yearly | 1996 - 2027 |
| Net Financing Activities (CAD mn) | -7,603.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2022 |
| FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn) | 1,358,900.000 2027 | yearly | 1997 - 2027 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.592 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,132.0 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 52,759.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 26.9 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jul 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 9,881,908.000 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 8,651,176.943 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 951,763.844 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 49,627.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 19.6 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 9,962,257.486 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 9,570,531.231 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 40,766.775 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 31,610.699 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,649.660 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 4,371.831 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2022 |
| 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) | 2,385.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1977 - May 2022 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 48,287.612 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 19,425.605 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 1,342,830.136 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jul 2022 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 104.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,251,028.669 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,839,219.952 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jun 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jul 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 80,964.0 Aug 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Aug 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.693 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jul 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Aug 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,175,320.148 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jun 2022 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jun 2022 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,577,332.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jun 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 7.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jun 2022 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 12.700 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 22.700 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,111.239 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Dec 2021 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,508.771 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Dec 2021 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,140,661.2 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jun 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,074,427.006 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jun 2022 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.89 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jun 2022 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 222.61 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,365,128.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,302,468.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,622,659.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,199.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,367,260.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jun 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,298,531.000 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jun 2022 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Aug 2022 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 107,766.000 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Aug 2022 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -10.2 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2022 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 60.900 Aug 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Aug 2022 |
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