Canada - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Canada was -1.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.48 in 2000, while its lowest value was -4.72 in 1975.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.93 |
| 1961 | -2.70 |
| 1962 | -2.56 |
| 1963 | -1.87 |
| 1964 | -0.92 |
| 1965 | -3.04 |
| 1966 | -2.58 |
| 1967 | -1.95 |
| 1968 | -1.37 |
| 1969 | -2.46 |
| 1970 | 0.56 |
| 1971 | -1.05 |
| 1972 | -2.13 |
| 1973 | -1.57 |
| 1974 | -2.85 |
| 1975 | -4.72 |
| 1976 | -3.70 |
| 1977 | -3.31 |
| 1978 | -3.75 |
| 1979 | -3.45 |
| 1980 | -2.22 |
| 1981 | -4.09 |
| 1982 | 0.57 |
| 1983 | -0.74 |
| 1984 | -0.39 |
| 1985 | -1.60 |
| 1986 | -3.01 |
| 1987 | -3.18 |
| 1988 | -3.01 |
| 1989 | -3.93 |
| 1990 | -3.41 |
| 1991 | -3.75 |
| 1992 | -3.67 |
| 1993 | -3.87 |
| 1994 | -2.41 |
| 1995 | -0.84 |
| 1996 | 0.39 |
| 1997 | -1.37 |
| 1998 | -1.42 |
| 1999 | 0.12 |
| 2000 | 2.48 |
| 2001 | 2.13 |
| 2002 | 1.65 |
| 2003 | 1.16 |
| 2004 | 2.26 |
| 2005 | 1.87 |
| 2006 | 1.36 |
| 2007 | 0.75 |
| 2008 | 0.20 |
| 2009 | -2.97 |
| 2010 | -3.60 |
| 2011 | -2.77 |
| 2012 | -3.53 |
| 2013 | -3.15 |
| 2014 | -2.32 |
| 2015 | -3.51 |
| 2016 | -3.09 |
| 2017 | -2.80 |
| 2018 | -2.39 |
| 2019 | -2.03 |
| 2020 | -1.78 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
