Households Debt in Canada decreased to 99.58 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025 from 100.39 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Canada Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Debt service ratios, interest and obligated principal payments on debt, and related statistics for households, Canada.

Households Debt in Canada increased to 171.90 percent of gross income in 2025 from 171.10 percent in 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Households Debt To Income- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

. Statistics Canada provides Household Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt prior to January 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada.


Further information about Canada Household Debt

• In the latest reports, Canada Household Debt accounted for 97.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025
• Money Supply M2 in Canada increased 1,966.1 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025
• Canada Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 99.7 USD bn in Oct 2025
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.0 Months of Import in Aug 2025
• Canada Domestic Credit reached 4,851.8 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 4.7 % YoY

Key information about Canada Household Debt: % of GDP

• Canada household debt accounted for 97.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 97.6 % in the previous quarter.
• Canada household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 111.2 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 30.0 % in Mar 1969.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Canada provides Household Debt in local currency. Statistics Canada provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt prior to Q1 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada.


Related information about Canada Household Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Canada Household Debt reached 2,254.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Money Supply M2 in Canada increased 5.2 % YoY in Sep 2025.
• Canada Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 99.7 USD bn in Oct 2025.
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.0 Months of Import in Aug 2025.
• Canada Domestic Credit reached 4,851.8 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 4.7 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 0.7 % in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 0.7 % in the previous quarter.

Quarterly debt to gross domestic product, debt to disposable income and other indicators, for the household sector and the non-profit institutions serving households sector, by category.

Quarterly financial flows and stocks of household credit market debt, consumer credit, non-mortgage loans, and mortgage loans, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Annual household disposable income, debt service ratio and other statistics, by province and territory.

Key information about Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households

• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households was reported at 13.900 % in Mar 2025
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.100 % for Dec 2024
• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.700 % from Mar 1999 to Mar 2025, with 105 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.600 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 10.300 % in Jun 2002
• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank for International Settlements
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Banking Sector – Table RC.BIS.DSR: G2 Households (HH) and Non-Profit Institution Serving Households (NPISHs): Quarterly

Consumer Credit in Canada increased to 804999 CAD Million in September from 798319 CAD Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Consumer Credit - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Monthly credit aggregates for the household sector, by category.

Canada Household Debt to GDP - Historical chart and current data through 2025.

Assets and debts held by family units and by age groups, total amounts.

Key information about Canada Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

• Canada Private Debt accounted for 210.25 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a ratio of 209.38 % in the previous quarter
• Canada Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Sep 2025, with an average share of 129.85 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 237.84 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 89.28 % in Sep 1976

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Private Debt is calculated as a sum of Loans to Private Non-Financial Corporations and Household sectors. Statistics Canada provides Private Debt and Nominal GDP in local currency. Private Debt prior to Q1 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada.

In 2024, the value of the lending to households in Switzerland as a share of its gross domestic product (GDP) was higher than in any of the countries selected here. Australian, Canadian, and South Korean households had an amount of credit which was higher than the overall size of their economy. That year, household lending in Argentina amounted to *** percent of its GDP, which was the lowest figure in the ranking. What is the household debt? Household debt, also known as family debt, includes loans taken to pay for the home or other property, education, vehicles, and other expenses. The largest component of this is mortgage debt, which is seen by many as a way to build long-term equity. As such, households are willing to take on a large amount of this debt with the goal of owning an asset that holds value and can be used as a residence in the meantime. The cost of debt The cost of a loan depends on a number of factors such as the interest rate, borrower’s credit risk or time period of a loan. The value of mortgage and the rate of return on assets such as real estate also depend largely on geographic location. The highest borrowers in this statistic are likely living in countries where credit is affordable and expected returns are relatively high, incentivizing heavy borrowing.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Canada was 111.3 percent in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the ratio rose by 66.71 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio is forecast to decline by 3.41 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

For more than half of Canadians interviewed by the Leger Institute in March 2022, inflation had an impact on household debt. Conversely, according to *** person in ****, this phenomenon had no impact on their household debt. At the end of 2021, the cost of living and inflation were the first things Canadians mentioned when asked what the next government's priority should be.

This dataset provides values for HOUSEHOLDS DEBT TO INCOME reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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