Canada recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 113.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Canada averaged 82.96 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 118.10 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 44.60 percent of GDP in 1980. source: IMF

Government Debt to GDP in Canada is expected to reach 115.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, 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 118.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 120.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 100.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 62967.00 38449.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
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Budget Balance -29727.00 5660.00 CAD Million Mar 2026
Government Debt 1266.48 1236.15 CAD Billion Dec 2025
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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
113.50 110.00 118.10 44.60 1980 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly