Canada: Current Account, quarterly
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
The most recent value is -0.87 percent as of March 2026, a decline compared to the previous value of -0.12 percent. Historically, the average for Canada from March 1981 to March 2026 is -1.37 percent. The minimum of -4.81 percent was recorded in September 2010, while the maximum of 3.72 percent was reached in March 2001.
Click on the following link to see the values of: Current Account, quarterly around the world.
Select indicator
Download data from our database
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
- Measure: percent
- Source: OECD
| Recent values | Canada: Current account, quarterly |
|---|---|
| 2026 Mar | -0.87 |
| 2025 Dec | -0.12 |
| 2025 Sep | -0.62 |
| 2025 Jun | -2.72 |
| 2025 Mar | -0.36 |
| 2024 Dec | -0.1 |
| 2024 Sep | -0.59 |
| 2024 Jun | -0.48 |
Download data from our database
Definition: The current account as percent of GDP, seasonally adjusted.
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 109.90 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade openness | 65.89 | 2024 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.290 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 32.44 | 2024 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 726.88 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | -1.68 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 32.71 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 746.50 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 2.81 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 63.05 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | -5,619.25 | 2024 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -0.49 | 2024 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -22.01 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current Account, quarterly | -0.87 | 3/2026 | percent |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -0.26 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -4.26 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 119.78 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.04 | 2024 | percent |
| Remittances | 834.01 | 2025 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -3,257.97 | 2024 | million USD |
| External debt | 141.18 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 37.54 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 992.61 | 2024 | percent |
| External debt in foreign currencies | 71.01 | 2024 | percent |