Canada Current Account Balance: % of GDP
1957 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Canada Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Canada Current Account deficit accounted for 0.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 0.6 % deficit in the previous quarter.
- Canada Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1957 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -3.5 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 3.7 % in Mar 2001 and a record low of -5.1 % in Mar 1975.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly de-annualised Nominal GDP. Statistics Canada provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6 and annualised Nominal GDP in local currency. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1981 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5. Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1961 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
Key information about Canada Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Canada, Current Account recorded a deficit of 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 18.0 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Canada Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 41.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 590.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Canada's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1957 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Canada's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?
Canada Current Account deficit accounted for 0.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 0.6 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.1 Dec 2025 | -0.6 Sep 2025 | -5.1 Mar 1975 | 3.7 Mar 2001 | % | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -3.6 Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -6.7 Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.9 Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 2.4 Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -1.8 Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.3 Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.3 Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 14.8 Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -11.4 Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -15.5 Dec 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -0.1 Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 1.9 Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 3.8 Mar 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -9.5 Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -8.8 Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 9.9 Mar 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 5.7 Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | -1.7 Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | -4.6 Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.4 Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -11.0 Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 10.6 Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | -1.3 Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.4 Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -5.8 Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 37,327.1 Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | -12.7 Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 22.3 Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -18.3 Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.2 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -14.5 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -0.2 Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 33.7 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -5.6 Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.0 Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 8.9 Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -10.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -14.0 Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 6.4 Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (%) | -35.8 Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 11.3 Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -4.1 Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -4.7 Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 5.4 Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -0.0 Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 9.3 Dec 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -7.3 Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -6.2 Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 19.2 Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.3 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 |
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