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Canada - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 150.81

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

150.81 (2025)

Global rank

##91 of 175 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1998

1.82×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519901995200020052010201520202025#86#912024 overtook Denmark2025 overtook Romania
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Canada climbed from #86 to #91 (overtook Denmark). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2024
Overtook Denmark in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Romania in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 55 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1998-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199820082018202558.190.57123.05155.52

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