Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Canada
Canada: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.13 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
2.13
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
48th
of 65 countries
All-time high
15.22
in 1981
All-time low
1.8
in 2016
Years of data
68
1950–2017
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Canada, 1950–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.13 for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in 2017.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Canada peaked at 15.22 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2016.
Canada ranks 48th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.86 | — |
| 1951 | 3.23 | +13.1% |
| 1952 | 3.56 | +10.2% |
| 1953 | 3.71 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 3.18 | -14.3% |
| 1955 | 3.14 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 3.62 | +15.6% |
| 1957 | 4.11 | +13.4% |
| 1958 | 4.15 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 5.08 | +22.3% |
| 1960 | 5.18 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 5.05 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 5.11 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 5.09 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.18 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.21 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.69 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 5.94 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 6.75 | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 7.58 | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 7.91 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 6.95 | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 7.23 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 7.56 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 8.9 | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 9.04 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 9.18 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 8.7 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 9.27 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 10.21 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 12.48 | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 15.22 | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 14.26 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 11.79 | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 12.75 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 11.04 | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 9.52 | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 9.95 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 10.22 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 9.92 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 10.85 | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 9.76 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 8.77 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 7.84 | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 8.63 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8.28 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 7.5 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 6.42 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 5.46 | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 5.69 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.89 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.78 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.66 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.28 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.08 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.39 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.66 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.02 | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2.13 | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.66 | 2.86 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.68 | 5.05 | 7.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.49 | 6.95 | 10.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.72 | 9.52 | 15.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.92 | 5.46 | 10.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 | 3.89 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 1.8 | 3.66 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,725 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Canada?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Canada was 2.13 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 15.22 in 1981.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Canada ranks 48th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.