Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): Canada
The latest reading SOTW holds for Canada is 50.03% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.CG.DEBT.GDP.Q · CAN
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 50.03
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 49.91
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 45.34
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
Canada · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 50.03 |
| 2026-Q1 | 49.91 |
| 2025-Q4 | 49.22 |
| 2025-Q3 | 49.14 |
| 2025-Q2 | 48.84 |
| 2025-Q1 | 48.21 |
| 2024-Q4 | 47.43 |
| 2024-Q3 | 47.28 |
| 2024-Q2 | 46.95 |
| 2024-Q1 | 47.26 |
| 2023-Q4 | 46.07 |
| 2023-Q3 | 45.87 |
| 2023-Q2 | 45.84 |
| 2023-Q1 | 45.00 |
| 2022-Q4 | 45.52 |
| 2022-Q3 | 46.39 |
| 2022-Q2 | 47.92 |
| 2022-Q1 | 49.24 |
| 2021-Q4 | 50.03 |
| 2021-Q3 | 50.67 |
| 2021-Q2 | 50.62 |
| 2021-Q1 | 51.01 |
| 2020-Q4 | 51.04 |
| 2020-Q3 | 49.34 |
| 2020-Q2 | 48.96 |
| 2020-Q1 | 34.34 |
| 2019-Q4 | 32.96 |
| 2019-Q3 | 33.38 |
| 2019-Q2 | 33.36 |
| 2019-Q1 | 33.39 |
| 2018-Q4 | 33.42 |
| 2018-Q3 | 33.39 |
| 2018-Q2 | 33.77 |
| 2018-Q1 | 34.04 |
| 2017-Q4 | 34.70 |
| 2017-Q3 | 35.11 |
| 2017-Q2 | 35.83 |
| 2017-Q1 | 35.45 |
| 2016-Q4 | 35.64 |
| 2016-Q3 | 36.17 |
| 2016-Q2 | 35.82 |
| 2016-Q1 | 35.08 |
| 2015-Q4 | 35.11 |
| 2015-Q3 | 34.87 |
| 2015-Q2 | 33.95 |
| 2015-Q1 | 33.89 |
| 2014-Q4 | 33.68 |
| 2014-Q3 | 34.51 |
| 2014-Q2 | 34.85 |
| 2014-Q1 | 35.32 |
| 2013-Q4 | 36.45 |
| 2013-Q3 | 37.82 |
| 2013-Q2 | 38.02 |
| 2013-Q1 | 37.68 |
| 2012-Q4 | 37.01 |
| 2012-Q3 | 37.30 |
| 2012-Q2 | 36.73 |
| 2012-Q1 | 36.45 |
| 2011-Q4 | 36.37 |
| 2011-Q3 | 36.61 |
| 2011-Q2 | 36.69 |
| 2011-Q1 | 36.64 |
| 2010-Q4 | 36.58 |
| 2010-Q3 | 36.89 |
| 2010-Q2 | 36.36 |
| 2010-Q1 | 36.97 |
| 2009-Q4 | 36.22 |
| 2009-Q3 | 35.91 |
| 2009-Q2 | 33.09 |
| 2009-Q1 | 32.01 |
| 2008-Q4 | 28.42 |
| 2008-Q3 | 25.29 |
| 2008-Q2 | 25.77 |
| 2008-Q1 | 24.43 |
| 2007-Q4 | 24.42 |
| 2007-Q3 | 24.80 |
| 2007-Q2 | 25.79 |
| 2007-Q1 | 27.42 |
| 2006-Q4 | 27.05 |
| 2006-Q3 | 27.36 |
| 2006-Q2 | 27.83 |
| 2006-Q1 | 29.34 |
| 2005-Q4 | 29.23 |
| 2005-Q3 | 29.85 |
| 2005-Q2 | 30.69 |
| 2005-Q1 | 31.90 |
| 2004-Q4 | 31.51 |
| 2004-Q3 | 32.83 |
| 2004-Q2 | 34.17 |
| 2004-Q1 | 35.08 |
| 2003-Q4 | 35.31 |
| 2003-Q3 | 35.90 |
| 2003-Q2 | 36.28 |
| 2003-Q1 | 36.80 |
| 2002-Q4 | 37.55 |
| 2002-Q3 | 38.25 |
| 2002-Q2 | 39.19 |
| 2002-Q1 | 39.44 |
| 2001-Q4 | 39.07 |
| 2001-Q3 | 38.67 |
| 2001-Q2 | 39.17 |
| 2001-Q1 | 40.61 |
| 2000-Q4 | 40.81 |
| 2000-Q3 | 41.51 |
| 2000-Q2 | 43.68 |
| 2000-Q1 | 45.34 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.