Current account balance (World Bank) in Canada in 2025 — -0.95%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 97. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.98 pp.
1960–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.95 | −0.46 pp |
| 2024 | -0.49 | +0.21 pp |
| 2023 | -0.69 | −0.25 pp |
| 2022 | -0.44 | −0.42 pp |
| 2021 | -0.02 | +1.99 pp |
| 2020 | -2.01 | −0.06 pp |
| 2019 | -1.95 | +0.43 pp |
| 2018 | -2.39 | +0.42 pp |
| 2017 | -2.8 | +0.29 pp |
| 2016 | -3.09 | +0.42 pp |
| 2015 | -3.51 | −1.2 pp |
| 2014 | -2.32 | +0.83 pp |
| 2013 | -3.15 | +0.39 pp |
| 2012 | -3.53 | −0.76 pp |
| 2011 | -2.77 | +0.82 pp |
| 2010 | -3.6 | −0.63 pp |
| 2009 | -2.97 | −3.17 pp |
| 2008 | 0.2 | −0.55 pp |
| 2007 | 0.75 | −0.61 pp |
| 2006 | 1.36 | −0.51 pp |
| 2005 | 1.87 | −0.39 pp |
| 2004 | 2.26 | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.16 | −0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 1.65 | −0.49 pp |
| 2001 | 2.13 | −0.35 pp |
| 2000 | 2.48 | +2.36 pp |
| 1999 | 0.12 | +1.54 pp |
| 1998 | -1.42 | −0.05 pp |
| 1997 | -1.37 | −1.76 pp |
| 1996 | 0.39 | +1.22 pp |
| 1995 | -0.84 | +1.56 pp |
| 1994 | -2.4 | +1.46 pp |
| 1993 | -3.86 | −0.21 pp |
| 1992 | -3.65 | +0.08 pp |
| 1991 | -3.73 | −0.34 pp |
| 1990 | -3.4 | +0.52 pp |
| 1989 | -3.92 | −0.92 pp |
| 1988 | -3 | +0.16 pp |
| 1987 | -3.17 | −0.17 pp |
| 1986 | -3 | −1.4 pp |
| 1985 | -1.59 | −1.21 pp |
| 1984 | -0.39 | +0.35 pp |
| 1983 | -0.74 | −1.31 pp |
| 1982 | 0.57 | +4.65 pp |
| 1981 | -4.08 | −1.86 pp |
| 1980 | -2.22 | +1.22 pp |
| 1979 | -3.44 | +0.29 pp |
| 1978 | -3.73 | −0.43 pp |
| 1977 | -3.3 | +0.39 pp |
| 1976 | -3.69 | +1.01 pp |
| 1975 | -4.7 | −1.86 pp |
| 1974 | -2.84 | −1.28 pp |
| 1973 | -1.56 | +0.56 pp |
| 1972 | -2.12 | −1.08 pp |
| 1971 | -1.04 | −1.6 pp |
| 1970 | 0.56 | +3.01 pp |
| 1969 | -2.45 | −1.09 pp |
| 1968 | -1.36 | +0.58 pp |
| 1967 | -1.94 | +0.64 pp |
| 1966 | -2.58 | +0.46 pp |
| 1965 | -3.03 | −2.12 pp |
| 1964 | -0.92 | +0.95 pp |
| 1963 | -1.86 | +0.69 pp |
| 1962 | -2.55 | +0.14 pp |
| 1961 | -2.69 | +0.23 pp |
| 1960 | -2.93 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
-0.95
United States
-3.63
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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