Canada — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.34 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 10.19 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 10.83 | Actual |
| 2023 | 12.74 | Actual |
| 2022 | 13.33 | Actual |
| 2021 | 14.11 | Actual |
| 2020 | 16.24 | Actual |
| 2019 | 8.73 | Actual |
| 2018 | 11.84 | Actual |
| 2017 | 12.82 | Actual |
| 2016 | 18.21 | Actual |
| 2015 | 18.94 | Actual |
| 2014 | 22.08 | Actual |
| 2013 | 27.02 | Actual |
| 2012 | 28.61 | Actual |
| 2011 | 29.05 | Actual |
| 2010 | 28.38 | Actual |
| 2009 | 26.87 | Actual |
| 2008 | 22.77 | Actual |
| 2007 | 22.11 | Actual |
| 2006 | 24.98 | Actual |
| 2005 | 29.32 | Actual |
| 2004 | 34.62 | Actual |
| 2003 | 35.43 | Actual |
| 2002 | 38.94 | Actual |
| 2001 | 40.29 | Actual |
| 2000 | 41.99 | Actual |
| 1999 | 50.51 | Actual |
| 1998 | 57.46 | Actual |
| 1997 | 61.52 | Actual |
| 1996 | 65.88 | Actual |
| 1995 | 66.68 | Actual |
| 1994 | 66.16 | Actual |
| 1993 | 62.1 | Actual |
| 1992 | 56.72 | Actual |
| 1991 | 50.3 | Actual |
| 1990 | 43.93 | Actual |
| 1989 | 41.37 | Actual |
| 1988 | 38.34 | Actual |
| 1987 | 39.27 | Actual |
| 1986 | 39.65 | Actual |
| 1985 | 35.25 | Actual |
| 1984 | 29.6 | Actual |
| 1983 | 25.67 | Actual |
| 1982 | 19.24 | Actual |
| 1981 | 13.57 | Actual |
| 1980 | 14.48 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
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- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net