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Canada: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-1.72percent · 2031+43.8% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Canada from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-1.718projection
2030-2.032projection
2029-2.215projection
2028-2.305projection
2027-2.411projection
2026-2.487
2025-1.666
2024-2.121
2023-0.162
20220.617
2021-3.057
2020-10.949
2019-0.017
20180.36
2017-0.112
2016-0.453
2015-0.062
20140.175
2013-1.495
2012-2.525
2011-3.309
2010-4.738
2009-3.881
20080.184
20071.82
20061.828
20051.553
20040.768
2003-0.127
2002-0.234
20010.529
20002.64
19991.656
19980.143
19970.039
1996-3.053
1995-5.49
1994-6.936
1993-8.935
1992-9.199
1991-8.359
1990-5.911

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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