Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada
Canada: Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding was 11.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada, 1989–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada peaked at 14.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1993.
That places Canada 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.3% | — |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada?
- Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Canada was 11.1% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1993.
- How does Canada rank for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic nonfinancial corporate bonds and notes outstanding (BIS Table 16B) to total amount of domestic bonds and notes outstanding, both corporate and noncorporate (BIS Table 16A).