Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Canada
Canada: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions was 228.01 billion in 2025. β Volatile
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Canada, 1990β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 228.01 billion for debt securities, liabilities, transactions in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 303.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Canada peaked at 475.99 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.66 billion, in 2000.
That places Canada 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.59 billion | -3.89 billion | 61.71 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.88 billion | -6.66 billion | 141.80 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.70 billion | 10.27 billion | 91.64 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.87 billion | 46.95 billion | 475.99 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More external debt data for Canada
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.30 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 988.42 billion US dollar (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0 (2008)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.46 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.879 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 302.49 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 91.5 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 107.89 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0 (2025)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 799.61 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Canada?
- Debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Canada was 228.01 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 475.99 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.66 billion in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is debt securities, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.