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Canada — Combined government deficit

millions of CAD · Annual · 1870–2031 · 162 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

For Canada, the combined government deficit reading stood at −57.26B CAD in 2025. Against −65.92B CAD in 2024, the period change was +8.66B CAD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −1.77% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1870–2031
  • Quarterly data, 1970–2027
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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031-63.06B CAD
2030-69.09B CAD
2029-76.43B CAD
2028-82.05B CAD
2027-78.63B CAD
15 earlier values
2026-83.15B CAD
2025-57.26B CAD
2024-65.92B CAD
2023-4.81B CAD
202217.67B CAD
2021-77.52B CAD
2020-243.13B CAD
2019-400.00M CAD
20188.05B CAD
2017-2.40B CAD
2016-9.18B CAD
2015-1.23B CAD
20143.49B CAD
2013-28.43B CAD
2012-46.13B CAD

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.