Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Canada
Canada: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 121.9% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Canada, 1960–2008
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Canada is 121.9%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Canada peaked at 132.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1962.
That places Canada 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.1% | — |
| 1961 | 37.5% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 35.4% | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 42.3% | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 45.1% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 50.5% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 55.0% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 64.5% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 63.1% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 64.5% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 69.9% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 73.0% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 128.3% | +81.8% |
| 2002 | 126.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 121.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 122.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 124.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 132.8% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 111.2% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 121.9% | +9.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 121.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +81.8% | 70.6% | 128.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.1% | 35.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 47.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 59.7% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 72.7% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.6% | 70.6% | 132.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Canada?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Canada was 121.9% in 2008, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 132.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2008.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.