Canada — Central government debt
millions of CAD · Annual · 1867–2025 · 157 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.
The central government debt reading for Canada was 1.75T CAD in 2025. The previous reading was 1.62T CAD in 2024; the period change was +8.54%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 54.1% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1867–2025
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75T CAD |
| 2024 | 1.62T CAD |
| 2023 | 1.51T CAD |
| 2022 | 1.39T CAD |
| 2021 | 1.42T CAD |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 1.35T CAD |
| 2019 | 904.30B CAD |
| 2018 | 886.43B CAD |
| 2017 | 883.71B CAD |
| 2016 | 868.51B CAD |
| 2015 | 859.20B CAD |
| 2014 | 809.41B CAD |
| 2013 | 810.15B CAD |
| 2012 | 827.28B CAD |
| 2011 | 797.52B CAD |
| 2010 | 734.25B CAD |
| 2009 | 686.20B CAD |
| 2008 | 600.62B CAD |
| 2007 | 471.79B CAD |
| 2006 | 505.72B CAD |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.