The latest official general government figures for Canada, as stored in Bullion API’s scheduled cache. Each figure shows its own period. Cached, not live.
Each figure keeps the government scope and definition its publisher uses. Scopes, periods and definitions differ between the United States, the United Kingdom, the euro area and the EU member states, so these figures are not comparable across geographies.
| Measure | Latest cached value | Period | Government scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross debt, quarter endCanada: general-government gross debt outstanding at the end of the quarter, in millions of Canadian dollars, from Statistics Canada table 36-10-0467-01 (member "Debt"). Statistics Canada notes the data are consolidated for debt securities only. Gross, not net. | Unavailable: no cached observation | Not available | General government |
| Gross debt to GDP, quarter endCanada: general-government gross debt as a percentage of gross domestic product at the end of the quarter, as published by Statistics Canada in table 38-10-0237-01 (financial indicators of the general government sector, national balance sheet accounts). Statistics Canada defines gross debt there as outstanding loan and debt security liabilities at nominal value and other financial liabilities at market value, excluding equity and investment fund shares and including social security plans, so it is a wider measure than the debt in table 36-10-0467-01. A Statistics Canada-published ratio, not a Bullion API calculation. | Unavailable: no cached observation | Not available | General government |
| Measure | Latest cached value | Period | Government scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net lending (+) or borrowing (-), quarterCanada: general-governments net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) (revenue less expenditure in the national accounts) for the calendar quarter, unadjusted, in millions of Canadian dollars at current prices, from Statistics Canada table 36-10-0477-01. A negative value is net borrowing (a deficit); a positive value is net lending (a surplus). Recent quarters are revised. | Unavailable: no cached observation | Not available | General government |
| Measure | Latest cached value | Period | Government scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expenditure, quarterCanada: general-governments interest on debt (national accounts expense) for the calendar quarter, unadjusted, in millions of Canadian dollars at current prices, from Statistics Canada table 36-10-0477-01. Reported as a positive amount. Recent quarters are revised. | Unavailable: no cached observation | Not available | General government |
Source: Statistics Canada, tables 36-10-0467-01, 38-10-0237-01 and 36-10-0477-01, reference date as given by each observation. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, tables 36-10-0467-01, 38-10-0237-01 and 36-10-0477-01, reference date shown on each observation. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence, https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
GET /v1/government-finance/ca returns the latest stored observation for each series as decimal strings, with its scope, unit, period and definition. It is available on every plan, including the free plan for non-commercial Service use.