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Household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada

Household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada was 8.51% in Q2 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is down 0.26 pts from Q2 2025.

Q2 20268.51%
Change on Q2 2025-0.26 pts
Series high11.16Q2 1990
Series low5.92Q1 2022
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Household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada, Q1 1990 to Q2 2026

46810121990-Q11995-Q22000-Q32005-Q42011-Q12016-Q22021-Q32026-Q21990-Q1: 10.62 %1990-Q2: 11.16 %1990-Q3: 11.08 %1990-Q4: 11.04 %1991-Q1: 10.98 %1991-Q2: 10.94 %1991-Q3: 10.64 %1991-Q4: 10.4 %1992-Q1: 10.25 %1992-Q2: 9.96 %1992-Q3: 9.56 %1992-Q4: 9.75 %1993-Q1: 9.18 %1993-Q2: 8.74 %1993-Q3: 8.81 %1993-Q4: 8.82 %1994-Q1: 8.67 %1994-Q2: 8.59 %1994-Q3: 8.83 %1994-Q4: 8.92 %1995-Q1: 9.27 %1995-Q2: 9.45 %1995-Q3: 9.4 %1995-Q4: 9.32 %1996-Q1: 9.21 %1996-Q2: 9.13 %1996-Q3: 8.96 %1996-Q4: 8.71 %1997-Q1: 8.36 %1997-Q2: 8.27 %1997-Q3: 8.05 %1997-Q4: 8.07 %1998-Q1: 8.23 %1998-Q2: 8.26 %1998-Q3: 8.26 %1998-Q4: 8.27 %1999-Q1: 8.1 %1999-Q2: 7.88 %1999-Q3: 7.75 %1999-Q4: 7.72 %2000-Q1: 8.09 %2000-Q2: 8.37 %2000-Q3: 8.34 %2000-Q4: 8.43 %2001-Q1: 8.26 %2001-Q2: 8.24 %2001-Q3: 7.83 %2001-Q4: 7.51 %2002-Q1: 7.16 %2002-Q2: 7.13 %2002-Q3: 7.18 %2002-Q4: 7.35 %2003-Q1: 7.16 %2003-Q2: 7.32 %2003-Q3: 7.5 %2003-Q4: 7.37 %2004-Q1: 7.42 %2004-Q2: 7.22 %2004-Q3: 7.14 %2004-Q4: 7.16 %2005-Q1: 7.47 %2005-Q2: 7.46 %2005-Q3: 7.54 %2005-Q4: 7.41 %2006-Q1: 7.74 %2006-Q2: 8.12 %2006-Q3: 8.27 %2006-Q4: 8.37 %2007-Q1: 8.41 %2007-Q2: 8.73 %2007-Q3: 8.92 %2007-Q4: 9.07 %2008-Q1: 8.97 %2008-Q2: 8.8 %2008-Q3: 8.64 %2008-Q4: 8.3 %2009-Q1: 7.97 %2009-Q2: 7.63 %2009-Q3: 7.47 %2009-Q4: 7.34 %2010-Q1: 7.24 %2010-Q2: 7.45 %2010-Q3: 7.32 %2010-Q4: 7.3 %2011-Q1: 7.43 %2011-Q2: 7.27 %2011-Q3: 7.24 %2011-Q4: 7.12 %2012-Q1: 7.03 %2012-Q2: 7.07 %2012-Q3: 7 %2012-Q4: 6.88 %2013-Q1: 6.82 %2013-Q2: 6.81 %2013-Q3: 6.85 %2013-Q4: 6.78 %2014-Q1: 6.73 %2014-Q2: 6.69 %2014-Q3: 6.63 %2014-Q4: 6.67 %2015-Q1: 6.54 %2015-Q2: 6.38 %2015-Q3: 6.37 %2015-Q4: 6.34 %2016-Q1: 6.52 %2016-Q2: 6.54 %2016-Q3: 6.42 %2016-Q4: 6.41 %2017-Q1: 6.46 %2017-Q2: 6.44 %2017-Q3: 6.43 %2017-Q4: 6.57 %2018-Q1: 6.79 %2018-Q2: 6.99 %2018-Q3: 7.17 %2018-Q4: 7.28 %2019-Q1: 7.47 %2019-Q2: 7.4 %2019-Q3: 7.47 %2019-Q4: 7.36 %2020-Q1: 7.22 %2020-Q2: 6.28 %2020-Q3: 6.35 %2020-Q4: 6.3 %2021-Q1: 6.04 %2021-Q2: 6.11 %2021-Q3: 5.93 %2021-Q4: 5.99 %2022-Q1: 5.92 %2022-Q2: 6.37 %2022-Q3: 7.17 %2022-Q4: 7.88 %2023-Q1: 8.81 %2023-Q2: 8.95 %2023-Q3: 9.06 %2023-Q4: 9.16 %2024-Q1: 9.35 %2024-Q2: 9.4 %2024-Q3: 9.05 %2024-Q4: 8.8 %2025-Q1: 8.74 %2025-Q2: 8.77 %2025-Q3: 8.64 %2025-Q4: 8.58 %2026-Q1: 8.56 %2026-Q2: 8.51 %46810121990-Q12002-Q22014-Q32026-Q22026-Q2: 8.51 %
%. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 146 values
Period%
2026-Q28.51
2026-Q18.56
2025-Q48.58
2025-Q38.64
2025-Q28.77
2025-Q18.74
2024-Q48.8
2024-Q39.05
2024-Q29.4
2024-Q19.35
2023-Q49.16
2023-Q39.06
2023-Q28.95
2023-Q18.81
2022-Q47.88
2022-Q37.17
2022-Q26.37
2022-Q15.92
2021-Q45.99
2021-Q35.93
2021-Q26.11
2021-Q16.04
2020-Q46.3
2020-Q36.35
2020-Q26.28
2020-Q17.22
2019-Q47.36
2019-Q37.47
2019-Q27.4
2019-Q17.47
2018-Q47.28
2018-Q37.17
2018-Q26.99
2018-Q16.79
2017-Q46.57
2017-Q36.43
2017-Q26.44
2017-Q16.46
2016-Q46.41
2016-Q36.42
2016-Q26.54
2016-Q16.52
2015-Q46.34
2015-Q36.37
2015-Q26.38
2015-Q16.54
2014-Q46.67
2014-Q36.63
2014-Q26.69
2014-Q16.73
2013-Q46.78
2013-Q36.85
2013-Q26.81
2013-Q16.82
2012-Q46.88
2012-Q37
2012-Q27.07
2012-Q17.03
2011-Q47.12
2011-Q37.24
2011-Q27.27
2011-Q17.43
2010-Q47.3
2010-Q37.32
2010-Q27.45
2010-Q17.24
2009-Q47.34
2009-Q37.47
2009-Q27.63
2009-Q17.97
2008-Q48.3
2008-Q38.64
2008-Q28.8
2008-Q18.97
2007-Q49.07
2007-Q38.92
2007-Q28.73
2007-Q18.41
2006-Q48.37
2006-Q38.27
2006-Q28.12
2006-Q17.74
2005-Q47.41
2005-Q37.54
2005-Q27.46
2005-Q17.47
2004-Q47.16
2004-Q37.14
2004-Q27.22
2004-Q17.42
2003-Q47.37
2003-Q37.5
2003-Q27.32
2003-Q17.16
2002-Q47.35
2002-Q37.18
2002-Q27.13
2002-Q17.16
2001-Q47.51
2001-Q37.83
2001-Q28.24
2001-Q18.26
2000-Q48.43
2000-Q38.34
2000-Q28.37
2000-Q18.09
1999-Q47.72
1999-Q37.75
1999-Q27.88
1999-Q18.1
1998-Q48.27
1998-Q38.26
1998-Q28.26
1998-Q18.23
1997-Q48.07
1997-Q38.05
1997-Q28.27
1997-Q18.36
1996-Q48.71
1996-Q38.96
1996-Q29.13
1996-Q19.21
1995-Q49.32
1995-Q39.4
1995-Q29.45
1995-Q19.27
1994-Q48.92
1994-Q38.83
1994-Q28.59
1994-Q18.67
1993-Q48.82
1993-Q38.81
1993-Q28.74
1993-Q19.18
1992-Q49.75
1992-Q39.56
1992-Q29.96
1992-Q110.25
1991-Q410.4
1991-Q310.64
1991-Q210.94
1991-Q110.98
1990-Q411.04
1990-Q311.08
1990-Q211.16
1990-Q110.62

Definition

Statistics Canada's ratio of interest expense on new and outstanding Household sector debt to household disposable income before interest payments. It includes interest only, with no principal repayment in the numerator. The series is seasonally adjusted at annual rates and expressed as a percentage.

Statistics Canada's Household sector includes unincorporated enterprises operated by households and excludes NPISH. This aggregate ratio covers interest on debt generally, not only mortgage interest. Both interest-payment and income flows are annualized, so their ratio is served as published, without multiplying by four. It is not an average payment per household.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only, reference period 2026-Q2. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only, reference period 2026-Q2. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1001696816&startRefPeriod=1990-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Statistics Canada. (n.d.). Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only (Household interest-only debt service ratio, Canada, 1990-Q1 to 2026-Q2) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1001696816&startRefPeriod=1990-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12

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Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only, Household interest-only debt service ratio, Canada, 1990-Q1 to 2026-Q2. Statistics Canada, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1001696816&startRefPeriod=1990-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-interest-only-debt-service-ratio/canada. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Statistics Canada. n.d. Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only. Household interest-only debt service ratio, Canada, 1990-Q1 to 2026-Q2. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1001696816&startRefPeriod=1990-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-interest-only-debt-service-ratio/canada.

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Statistics Canada (no date) Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only, Household interest-only debt service ratio, Canada, 1990-Q1 to 2026-Q2 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1001696816&startRefPeriod=1990-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-interest-only-debt-service-ratio/canada (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada?

Household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada was 8.51% in Q2 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is down 0.26 pts from Q2 2025.

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Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0065-01, Debt service indicators of households, national balance sheet accounts: Canada, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, Debt service ratio, interest only. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest household interest-only debt service ratio in Canada?

11.16% in Q2 1990, the highest value since Q1 1990 in this series.

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