Net operating balance, Transactions in Canada
Canada: Net operating balance, Transactions was -26.33 billion in 2025. β Volatile
Net operating balance, Transactions in Canada, 1990β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded -26.33 billion for net operating balance, transactions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% on the previous year and down 463.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net operating balance, transactions in Canada peaked at 46.78 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -230.40 billion, in 2020.
Canada ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -29.63 billion | -61.41 billion | 17.90 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.48 billion | -37.16 billion | 46.78 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.72 billion | -48.74 billion | 23.61 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -55.05 billion | -230.40 billion | 30.61 billion | 6 |
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More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1,337 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 53.9% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 57.89 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net operating balance, transactions in Canada?
- Net operating balance, transactions in Canada was -26.33 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net operating balance, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.78 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest net operating balance, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -230.40 billion in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for net operating balance, transactions?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net operating balance, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 463.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.