Canada National Government Debt
1962 - 2025 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada National Government Debt
- Canada National Government Debt reached 1,517.7 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with 1,519.8 USD bn in the previous year.
- Canada National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1962 to Mar 2025.
- 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.
*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 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 1.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 69.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2025.
- Canada Nominal GDP reached 590.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Canada's National Government Debt from 1962 to 2025 in the chart:
What was Canada's National Government Debt in 2025?
Canada National Government Debt reached 1,517.7 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with 1,519.8 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,517,724.5 2025 | 1,519,779.9 2024 | 20,517.1 1962 | 1,519,779.9 2024 | USD mn | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
National Government Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 16,715.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 127,109.6 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 454,037.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 14,204.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 497,437.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 50,938.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 797,839.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,449.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 4,996.3 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,829,088.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 37,071.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,517,724.5 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 149,182.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 4,736,394.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 280,165.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 59,850.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 23,954.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 174,839.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 141,615.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 85,105.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 330,374.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 11,044.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 17,899,598.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 289,404.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 4,020,987.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 13,286.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 431,674.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 190,786.0 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 192,814.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,025.7 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,192,184.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 547,950.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 245,214.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 364,326.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,624,882.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 51,156.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 72,503.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 93,267.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 896,321.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,797.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 6,701.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 8,850.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 22,255.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 39,470.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 28,692.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 10,002.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 312,770.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 13,160.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 12,831.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 1,095,450.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 7,906.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 5,521.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| 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) | 579,272.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 97,066.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 251,746.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 37,971.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 59,349.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 16,217.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 105,081.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 301,127.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 611,821.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 345,501.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 249,581.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Aug 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 465,308.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 388,533.3 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 46,175.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 1,019,617.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 98,260.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 55,072.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 352,108.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 2,005,898.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 98,101.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 230,743.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 231,894.5 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 210,211.6 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 346,186.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 46,921.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 298,427.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 206,804.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 4,111,415.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Sep 2025 |
| United States (USD mn) | 38,521,368.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jan 2026 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 48,109.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 150,597.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| 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 (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,703.614 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 22,573.278 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 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) | 6,451.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn) | -8,017.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn) | 37,476.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Budgetary Expense (CAD mn) | -45,493.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn) | 5,517.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn) | 31,729.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 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 |
| CA: Gross Public Debt: USD: General Government (USD mn) | 2,820,301.986 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.956 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,563.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 45,491.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -3.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 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) | 47,054.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -0.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 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) | 31,545.754 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 26,386.739 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2,378.324 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 4,009.747 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Coal Exports (kton) | 2,843.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells ass... (CAD th) | 3,745.262 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes ... (CAD th) | 11,102.507 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2022 - Nov 2025 |
| Import Value (Val): HS: Iron and Steel (IS) (CAD th) | 823,825.318 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 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 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 99.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,247,269.930 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,987,079.576 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 98,880.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.225 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 4,727,429.030 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 4,854,557.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 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) | 2,300,020.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 3,327,903.965 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.09 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 209.75 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross (CAD mn) | 2,788,738.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: Gross (CAD mn) | 3,989,893.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: M2+: M2: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 2,776,745.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2025 |
| Official International Reserves (USD mn) | 128,655.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Official International Reserves: Gold (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross: sa (CAD mn) | 1,610,911.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M1+: Gross (CAD mn) | 1,623,406.000 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 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 7.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey (BOS) Indicator (%) | -1.780 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Purchasing Manager Index: Seasonally Adjusted (NA) | 50.900 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2026 |
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