Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in Canada
Canada: Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities was -1.31 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded -1.31 billion for insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 196.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in Canada peaked at 22.34 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.37 billion, in 2023.
Canada ranks 28th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.08 billion | — |
| 1991 | 15.08 billion | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 11.53 billion | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 20.37 billion | +76.7% |
| 1994 | 15.47 billion | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 16.52 billion | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 18.39 billion | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 20.47 billion | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 20.77 billion | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 21.86 billion | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 22.34 billion | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.23 billion | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 15.93 billion | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 14.74 billion | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 9.91 billion | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 9.71 billion | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.00 billion | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 10.79 billion | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.87 billion | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 9.71 billion | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 9.00 billion | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 9.24 billion | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.09 billion | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 7.10 billion | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 3.54 billion | -50.1% |
| 2015 | 1.35 billion | -61.8% |
| 2016 | -449.00 million | -133.2% |
| 2017 | 3.23 billion | -818.9% |
| 2018 | 4.34 billion | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 2.87 billion | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 3.81 billion | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 7.39 billion | +93.8% |
| 2022 | 273.00 million | -96.3% |
| 2023 | -1.37 billion | -602.9% |
| 2024 | -1.30 billion | -5.5% |
| 2025 | -1.31 billion | +1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -1.31 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -80,000, 16375.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +818.9% | -449.00 million | 3.23 billion |
| 2023 | -602.9% | 273.00 million | -1.37 billion |
| 2016 | -133.2% | 1.35 billion | -449.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.45 billion | 11.53 billion | 21.86 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.02 billion | 8.87 billion | 22.34 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 billion | -449.00 million | 9.24 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 billion | -1.37 billion | 7.39 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 8.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 988.42 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 31,206 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0 (2008)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.46 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.879 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 23,731 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in Canada?
- Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in Canada was -1.31 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 22.34 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 billion in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 196.8%. 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 Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.