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 184 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 124.1% (2008)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.85 trillion current LCU (2008)
- Net foreign assets 11.25 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Broad money 122.6% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.4% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 1.4 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 326,204 (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 184 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.