Canada External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for Canada, including latest value, trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Canada
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
Canada · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
83 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 19 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.1 / 20
External stability 14.8 / 15
Financial robustness 13.1 / 15
Structural stability 6.9 / 10
Future capacity 8.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 3.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2026 19602026
1960 2026
Selected year: 2026 · Value: n/a 2026

Canada · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

2015–2025
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external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Mexico 32.89
China 13
Brazil 28.66
India 18.58

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-13 04:01:56

Canada Snapshot

country profile
Population 41.29 m
GDP 2243.64 bn
Debt/GDP 64.89%
Inflation 2.38%
Unemployment 6.91%
Currency n/a
Region North America
Income group High income

Canada External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for Canada. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: canada external debt rate, external debt data canada, canada external debt statistics, canada percent of gni.