Canada Current Account to GDP

-0.9% −0.46 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Canada's current account deficit widened to 0.95% of GDP in 2025 from 0.49% in 2024. The deficit remains well below the all-time low of -4.70% recorded in 1975. The series dates back to 1960.

Canada Current Account to GDP, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
-0.9%-0.5%2.5%Dec 2000-4.7%Dec 19751960 – 2025Annual

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IndicatorLastPreviousHighestLowestLast updatedFrequency
FDI Inflows$69.0B$63.1B$120.5B$90.1MDec 2025Annual
Exchange Rate1.41 per USD1.40 per USD1.60 per USD0.95 per USDJul 2026Monthly

About this series

Current Account to GDP in Canada averaged -1.2% from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 2.5% in Dec 2000 and a record low of -4.7% in Dec 1975. The series is reported yearly with history from 1960.

The current account balance as a percentage of GDP measures Canada's net trade in goods, services, and transfers relative to the size of its economy. The data are reported annually, expressed as a percentage of GDP, with observations available from 1960 onward.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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