Loans, Liabilities, Transactions in Canada
Canada: Loans, Liabilities, Transactions was 10.61 billion in 2025. β Volatile
Loans, Liabilities, Transactions in Canada, 1990β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.61 billion for loans, liabilities, transactions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 77.6% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans, liabilities, transactions in Canada peaked at 47.47 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -18.76 billion, in 2016.
Canada ranks 12th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.42 billion | -421.00 million | 2.84 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 billion | -4.69 billion | 13.66 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.08 billion | -18.76 billion | 22.22 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.62 billion | -1.61 billion | 47.47 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 loans, liabilities, transactions in Canada?
- Loans, liabilities, transactions in Canada was 10.61 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest loans, liabilities, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 47.47 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest loans, liabilities, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.76 billion in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for loans, liabilities, transactions?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is loans, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Loans, 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.