Canada recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 110.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Canada averaged 82.13 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 118.10 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 44.90 percent of GDP in 1980. source: IMF

Government Debt to GDP in Canada is expected to reach 113.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Government Gross Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 115.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 118.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 9315.00 9750.00 Persons Oct 2025
Credit Rating 100.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 39036.00 37084.00 CAD Million Oct 2025
Government Budget -1.20 -2.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Budget Balance -8020.00 -2280.00 CAD Million Nov 2025
Government Debt 1223.62 1173.01 CAD Billion Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 110.80 107.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 41543.00 37051.00 CAD Million Oct 2025
Government Spending 552455.00 554892.00 CAD Million Sep 2025
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Military Expenditure 29346.90 27227.70 USD Million Dec 2024


Canada Government Gross Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
110.80 107.70 118.10 44.90 1980 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly