# Government balance in Canada

Government balance in Canada was -1.7% of GDP in 2025. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `ca`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/oecd
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: OECD data reuse terms: commercial reuse with attribution; dataset-specific restrictions apply
- Citation: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/canada
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=ca

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | -1.7 |
| 2024 | -2.1 |
| 2023 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | -3.1 |
| 2020 | -10.9 |
| 2019 | -0 |
| 2018 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | -0.5 |
| 2015 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | -1.5 |
| 2012 | -2.5 |
| 2011 | -3.3 |
| 2010 | -4.7 |
| 2009 | -3.9 |
| 2008 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | -3.1 |
| 1995 | -5.5 |
| 1994 | -6.9 |
| 1993 | -8.9 |
| 1992 | -9.2 |
| 1991 | -8.4 |
| 1990 | -5.9 |
| 1989 | -4.7 |
| 1988 | -4.5 |
| 1987 | -5.7 |
| 1986 | -7.3 |
| 1985 | -8.8 |
| 1984 | -7.9 |
| 1983 | -8 |
| 1982 | -6.9 |
| 1981 | -2.9 |