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 |
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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