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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Canada 2020

The national debt increased in Canada

In 2020 Canada public debt was 1,697,712 million euros1,937,568 million dollars, has increased 341,605419,273 million since 2019.

This amount means that the debt in 2020 reached 117.76% of Canada GDP, a 30.6 percentage point rise from 2019, when it was 87.16% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Canada debt. It has risen since 2010 in global debt terms, when it was 990,039 million euros 1,313,583 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 81.22%.

According to the last data point published, Canada per capita debt in 2020 was 44,643 euros50,950 dollars per inhabitant. In 2019 it was 36,049 euros 40,360 dollars, afterwards rising by 8,594 euros10,590 dollars, and if we again check 2010 we can see that then the debt per person was 29,114 euros38,628 dollars .

The position of Canada, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2020 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 171 in the list of debt to GDP and 188 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Canada. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Canada in economy of Canada.

Canada: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20201,697,7121,937,568117.76%€44,643$50,950
20191,356,1071,518,29587.16%€36,049$40,360
20181,297,4901,532,97188.85%€34,999$41,351
20171,297,6551,465,41988.85%€35,508$40,099
20161,266,9801,402,03791.76%€35,086$38,826
20151,279,5821,419,85791.22%€35,838$39,767
20141,163,1851,545,69185.60%€32,827$43,622
20131,197,7321,590,75286.15%€34,142$45,345
20121,214,6191,561,51785.41%€34,990$44,983
20111,053,7741,466,54881.78%€30,687$42,708
2010990,0391,313,58381.22%€29,114$38,628
2009783,1881,091,19179.27%€23,288$32,447
2008716,8371,054,17767.89%€21,561$31,707
2007716,547982,12766.86%€21,787$29,862
2006734,663922,49169.92%€22,556$28,322
2005665,957828,96970.64%€20,654$25,710
2004593,504737,92571.89%€18,583$23,104
2003601,184679,86575.91%€18,999$21,486
2002640,391605,11079.60%€20,421$19,296
2001672,125601,97881.46%€21,667$19,406
2000648,206598,95680.44%€21,124$19,519
1999565,747603,55888.97%€18,609$19,853
1998591,46493.29%$19,614
1997624,04495.27%$20,867
1996632,136100.24%$21,349
1995606,451100.08%$20,696
1994565,30297.48%$19,493
1993548,54494.73%$19,123
1992524,41888.23%$18,484
1991500,16881.66%$17,839
1990439,58173.74%$15,874
1989402,65570.99%$14,762
1988355,26469.75%$13,260
1987302,16269.76%$11,425
1986262,74669.32%$10,067
1985238,62865.17%$9,234
1984214,79660.21%$8,388
1983195,58457.21%$7,710
1982162,69051.71%$6,477
1981141,57046.08%$5,704
1980123,09744.59%$5,021
Canada: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Canada: Evolution of debt in millions