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The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook reports that for 2021 Canada's net debt-to-GDP ratio was 32% and the gross debt-to-GDP ratio was 113%. [51] According to the IMF, for the last 15 years, Canada had the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio, at around 33%, among G7 countries. [52]
In 2024 the Canada's General government gross debt-to-GDP ratio was 106%, [7] compared to the United States at 121 %. [8] According to the IMF's 2018 annual Article IV Mission to Canada, compared to all the G7 countries, including the United States, Canada's "total government net debt-to-GDP ratio", is the lowest. [9]
[1]: 81 A debt instrument is a financial claim that requires payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor in the future. Examples include debt securities (such as bonds and bills), loans, and government employee pension obligations. [1]: 207 Net debt equals gross debt minus financial assets that are debt instruments.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declined to say on Tuesday whether the country would achieve its deficit target for the last fiscal year, fueling economists ...
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the Justin Trudeau government to introduce a large number of federal aid programs to deal with the economic impact of the crisis.As a result, Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio increased in 2020 and 2021.
* Canadian dollar weakens 0.5% against the greenback * Canadian GDP rises 0.1% in July * Price of U.S. oil increases 0.6% * Canadian bond yields rise across curve TORONTO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The ...
* Loonie touches its strongest since February 2018 at 1.2442 * Canadian home sales rise 6.6% in February from January * Price of U.S. oil falls 1.7% * Canada's 10-year yield touches a 14-month ...
In 2024, Canada faced a significant decline in labour productivity growth, measured by dividing national GDP by total hours worked, which the Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor Carolyn Rodgers described as reaching "emergency levels." The crisis emerged after six consecutive quarters of productivity decline.