Foreign liabilities in Canada

Canada: Foreign liabilities was 4.21 trillion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
4.21 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
11th
of 150 countries
All-time high
4.21 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
696.73 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Canada, 1995–2020

1.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T1995200720201995: 696.7B current US$1996: 789.7B current US$1997: 844.9B current US$1998: 853.2B current US$1999: 918.1B current US$2000: 933.0B current US$2001: 908.6B current US$2002: 910.6B current US$2003: 1.2T current US$2004: 1.4T current US$2005: 1.6T current US$2006: 1.8T current US$2007: 2.3T current US$2008: 1.6T current US$2009: 2.2T current US$2010: 2.5T current US$2011: 2.5T current US$2012: 2.8T current US$2013: 2.8T current US$2014: 2.9T current US$2015: 2.7T current US$2016: 3.0T current US$2017: 3.4T current US$2018: 3.3T current US$2019: 3.9T current US$2020: 4.2T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Canada recorded 4.21 trillion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Canada peaked at 4.21 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 696.73 billion current US$, in 1995.

Canada ranks 11th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 820.54 billion current US$ 696.73 billion current US$ 918.14 billion current US$ 5
2000s 1.47 trillion current US$ 908.59 billion current US$ 2.27 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 2.98 trillion current US$ 2.48 trillion current US$ 3.90 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 4.21 trillion current US$ 4.21 trillion current US$ 4.21 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 8 Japan 7.62 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 9 China 6.58 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 5.12 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 12 Spain 4.00 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 13 Italy 3.75 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 14 Singapore 3.75 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Canada?
Foreign liabilities in Canada was 4.21 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 4.21 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 696.73 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Canada rank for foreign liabilities?
Canada ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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