Canada National Government Debt
1962 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada National Government Debt
- Canada National Government Debt reached 1,519.8 USD bn in Mar 2024, compared with 1,423.3 USD bn in the previous year.
- Canada National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1962 to Mar 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 1,519.8 USD bn in Mar 2024 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 1.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 69.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2024.
- Canada Nominal GDP reached 520.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Canada's National Government Debt from 1962 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Canada's National Government Debt in 2024?
Canada National Government Debt reached 1,519.8 USD bn in Mar 2024, compared with 1,423.3 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,519,779.9 2024 | 1,423,314.6 2023 | 20,517.1 1962 | 1,519,779.9 2024 | USD mn | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
National Government Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 14,967.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 118,567.0 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 460,068.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 12,842.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 650,929.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 444,020.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 42,416.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 688,479.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2024 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,441.3 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 3,497.5 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,452,819.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 26,485.1 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Oct 2024 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,519,779.9 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 141,514.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| China (USD mn) | 4,229,996.2 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 242,468.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 54,192.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Oct 2024 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 24,144.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Nov 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 142,011.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 144,478.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 82,846.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 261,874.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 10,409.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 16,136,898.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 250,528.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,681,160.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 11,805.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,977,160.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 413,329.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 190,086.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 170,825.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,353.7 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,144,556.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 547,159.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Nov 2024 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 242,322.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 310,795.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,169,567.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,396,604.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 48,291.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 59,945.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 83,539.2 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 873,499.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,875.6 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 162.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 6,617.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 19,486.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 32,892.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 24,343.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 8,589.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 300,674.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 11,184.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 11,331.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 874,826.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 6,103.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2024 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 4,906.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 91,099.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 14,538.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 508,992.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 118,791.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 86,261.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 224,321.2 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 39,697.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 53,736.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 13,433.8 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 93,104.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 276,679.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 496,703.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 280,150.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 198,815.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 285,610.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | May 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 319,733.3 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 40,238.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 962,571.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 81,870.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 49,311.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 300,217.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,823,451.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 96,536.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 180,873.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 267,524.5 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 223,824.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 306,237.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 41,275.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 254,513.1 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 159,195.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 3,810,886.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Sep 2024 |
| United States (USD mn) | 36,220,207.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2025 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 44,366.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 142,876.9 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| 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 (%) | -1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,877.764 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 22,682.316 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 11.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,519,779.9 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 69.4 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn) | 1,546.047 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn) | 3,127.329 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn) | 1,523.743 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -8,213.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 31,694.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 6,035.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -46,103.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 37,890.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 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) | 5,546.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 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 (%) | 3.003 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 497.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 48,756.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 10,038,642.351 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| 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) | 48,259.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 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) | 37,252.895 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 29,291.289 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,638.099 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 3,771.461 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| 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) | 762,070.582 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| 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 (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 99.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,149,292.136 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,873,347.367 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 90,209.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.448 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,500,549.077 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,647,257.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 14.400 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 24.500 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,195.348 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 4,731.480 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1954 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,161,804.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,156,997.288 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.36 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 212.59 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,618.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,791,352.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,638,532.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 3,777,254.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,625,309.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,614,350.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 117,896.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -18.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 47.100 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2025 |
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