Canada Government Debt: % of GDP
1962 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Government Debt: % of GDP
- Canada Government debt accounted for 69.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2025, compared with the ratio of 68.6 % in the previous year.
- Canada government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1962 to Mar 2025.
- The data reached an all-time high of 83.6 % in Mar 1996 and a record low of 33.1 % in Mar 1977.
*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. 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 1,517.7 USD bn in Mar 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 590.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Canada's Government Debt: % of GDP from 1962 to 2025 in the chart:
What was Canada's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2025?
Canada Government debt accounted for 69.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2025, compared with the ratio of 68.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69.3 2025 | 68.6 2024 | 33.1 1977 | 83.6 1996 | % | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 53.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 47.8 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 73.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 38.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 82.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 96.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.8 2025 | yearly | 2010 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 106.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 27.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 78.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 26.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 26.0 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 69.3 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 43.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| China (%) | 27.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 57.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 60.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 43.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 29.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 65.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 63.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 23.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 81.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 88.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| France (%) | 110.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 35.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 62.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 61.8 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 151.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 75.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 60.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 56.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 5.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 33.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 66.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 138.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 203.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 91.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 69.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 47.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 44.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 48.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 23.6 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Lithuania (%) | 39.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 25.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 53.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 66.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 46.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 80.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 60.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 38.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 38.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 58.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | 42.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 46.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 37.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 53.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 35.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 68.4 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 151.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 38.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 31.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 58.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 97.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 57.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 15.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 43.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 173.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 63.2 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 69.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 78.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 103.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 95.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 33.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 23.0 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
| Taiwan (%) | 29.0 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 58.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 81.2 2024 | yearly | 2016 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 24.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Ukraine (%) | 89.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - 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 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: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,125.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 37,051.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -5,023.000 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) | 110.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 46,429.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 0.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 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) | 46,319.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -1.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 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) | 33,132.138 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 26,907.185 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,838.803 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 3,410.583 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 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) | 98,608.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.225 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Nov 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 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 25.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,292.362 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,965.201 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Jun 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 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 127,795.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| 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: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,911.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,800,470.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - 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 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -7.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 48.400 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2025 |
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