Canada — General government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1870–2030 · 161 observations

About this series

General 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 latest general government debt reading for Canada was 3.58T LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 3.35T LCU in 2024; the period change was +6.91%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 114.7% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1870–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
20304.13T LCU
20294.03T LCU
20283.92T LCU
20273.82T LCU
20263.70T LCU
15 earlier values
20253.58T LCU
20243.35T LCU
20233.12T LCU
20222.93T LCU
20212.83T LCU
20202.62T LCU
20192.09T LCU
20182.03T LCU
20171.95T LCU
20161.87T LCU
20151.83T LCU
20141.71T LCU
20131.67T LCU
20121.59T LCU
20111.50T LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.