Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Canada
Canada: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 110.06 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Interest payable, Transactions in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payable, transactions in Canada is 110.06 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Canada peaked at 110.06 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.76 billion, in 2009.
That places Canada 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.88 billion | — |
| 1991 | 65.14 billion | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.87 billion | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 67.54 billion | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 70.28 billion | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 78.25 billion | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 77.11 billion | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.86 billion | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 76.39 billion | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 75.95 billion | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.48 billion | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 74.18 billion | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 68.06 billion | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 66.45 billion | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 64.82 billion | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 63.58 billion | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.67 billion | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.63 billion | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.89 billion | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.76 billion | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 60.97 billion | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 64.26 billion | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 63.58 billion | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.06 billion | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.98 billion | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.12 billion | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.15 billion | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 61.85 billion | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.81 billion | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 69.53 billion | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 66.23 billion | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 67.91 billion | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 77.64 billion | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 94.39 billion | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 107.74 billion | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 110.06 billion | +2.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 110.06 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.63 billion | 64.88 billion | 78.25 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.15 billion | 58.76 billion | 77.48 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.73 billion | 60.97 billion | 69.53 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.33 billion | 66.23 billion | 110.06 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in Canada?
- Interest payable, transactions in Canada was 110.06 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 110.06 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.76 billion in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for interest payable, transactions?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.