Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Canada
Canada: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 81.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Canada, 1989–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 81.5% for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Canada peaked at 81.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1992.
That places Canada 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19.5% | — |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +115.5% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 15.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 23.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 26.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Canada?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Canada was 81.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1992.
- How does Canada rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.