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Canada vs United States: Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Central government debt, total (% of GDP) was 64.89, compared to United States's 117.97. That makes Canada's value 45.0% lower than United States's.

Canada

Rank #12 of 28 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
64.89
Year-over-year
+6.2%
10-year change
+26.0%
Peak
74.55 (2020)
Trough
39.16 (2007)

United States

Rank #3 of 28 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
117.97
Year-over-year
+0.9%
10-year change
+23.0%
Peak
126.37 (2020)
Trough
55.62 (2006)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.