Canada: General government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1870–2025 · 156 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef
- 2025
- −55.1 billionlocal currency
General government deficit
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Recent values
Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -60,165 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -65,924 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -72,923 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -78,287 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -84,863 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -23,964 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -55,080 | |
| 2024 | -69,165 | |
| 2023 | -16,563 | |
| 2022 | 3,055 | |
| 2021 | -73,475 | |
| 2020 | -243,127 | |
| 2019 | -400.0 | |
| 2018 | 8,046 | |
| 2017 | -2,401 | |
| 2016 | -9,182 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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