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Current Account Balance

(CURRENT_ACCOUNT)
Observations
Q2 2026: 8836
Updated: 2026-10-09, 8:49:15 a.m. ET
Units
Millions of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Balance of International Payments
Series ID
CURRENT_ACCOUNT
Table 36-10-0018-01
CREDCurrent Account Balance
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession-20000-15000-10000-50000500010000150001981198619911996200120062011201620212026Millions of dollars1981-01-01: -36851981-04-01: -42561981-07-01: -43531981-10-01: -31041982-01-01: -4271982-04-01: 3761982-07-01: 15981982-10-01: 3371983-01-01: -4681983-04-01: 921983-07-01: -13011983-10-01: -18541984-01-01: -14101984-04-01: -8041984-07-01: -4001984-10-01: 5031985-01-01: -4881985-04-01: -19811985-07-01: -30071985-10-01: -28191986-01-01: -41371986-04-01: -38441986-07-01: -43011986-10-01: -38331987-01-01: -35111987-04-01: -40251987-07-01: -46021987-10-01: -63701988-01-01: -48041988-04-01: -41451988-07-01: -57681988-10-01: -44691989-01-01: -52141989-04-01: -73511989-07-01: -67241989-10-01: -72781990-01-01: -74021990-04-01: -54041990-07-01: -50931990-10-01: -59721991-01-01: -64441991-04-01: -60671991-07-01: -71361991-10-01: -65251992-01-01: -72651992-04-01: -66081992-07-01: -69011992-10-01: -51421993-01-01: -60621993-04-01: -68321993-07-01: -77581993-10-01: -80121994-01-01: -53511994-04-01: -63951994-07-01: -35711994-10-01: -34991995-01-01: -17061995-04-01: -43501995-07-01: -18341995-10-01: 10461996-01-01: 221996-04-01: 25651996-07-01: 10121996-10-01: -281997-01-01: -7271997-04-01: -23141997-07-01: -55841997-10-01: -35041998-01-01: -39011998-04-01: -37431998-07-01: -26991998-10-01: -22451999-01-01: -3581999-04-01: -6271999-07-01: 18491999-10-01: 9372000-01-01: 55822000-04-01: 61712000-07-01: 77202000-10-01: 87352001-01-01: 106802001-04-01: 73322001-07-01: 41002001-10-01: 32132002-01-01: 70872002-04-01: 55252002-07-01: 42262002-10-01: 38762003-01-01: 36452003-04-01: 9472003-07-01: 52192003-10-01: 56362004-01-01: 68252004-04-01: 90242004-07-01: 79092004-10-01: 75662005-01-01: 31162005-04-01: 38802005-07-01: 79132005-10-01: 124922006-01-01: 68272006-04-01: 45292006-07-01: 49342006-10-01: 53352007-01-01: 39702007-04-01: 59062007-07-01: 12222007-10-01: 18912008-01-01: 36912008-04-01: 55702008-07-01: 40742008-10-01: -108952009-01-01: -106652009-04-01: -109412009-07-01: -130192009-10-01: -110902010-01-01: -133182010-04-01: -145022010-07-01: -200352010-10-01: -114962011-01-01: -134052011-04-01: -137152011-07-01: -99232011-10-01: -110682012-01-01: -131872012-04-01: -173282012-07-01: -172882012-10-01: -167762013-01-01: -151192013-04-01: -155992013-07-01: -140622013-10-01: -149792014-01-01: -118052014-04-01: -102162014-07-01: -95492014-10-01: -147092015-01-01: -193192015-04-01: -166542015-07-01: -156832015-10-01: -179132016-01-01: -186422016-04-01: -178072016-07-01: -164112016-10-01: -96932017-01-01: -125762017-04-01: -149582017-07-01: -168282017-10-01: -156372018-01-01: -150562018-04-01: -125662018-07-01: -91922018-10-01: -163272019-01-01: -174762019-04-01: -65232019-07-01: -126482019-10-01: -85362020-01-01: -178222020-04-01: -70802020-07-01: -123752020-10-01: -75122021-01-01: -17312021-04-01: -6252021-07-01: 22862021-10-01: -4172022-01-01: 24332022-04-01: 34532022-07-01: -85522022-10-01: -104562023-01-01: -66282023-04-01: -56932023-07-01: -59862023-10-01: -21222024-01-01: -58392024-04-01: -37092024-07-01: -46282024-10-01: -7982025-01-01: -29152025-04-01: -218002025-07-01: -50622025-10-01: -10092026-01-01: -83102026-04-01: 8836
Source: Statistics Canada, Balance of International Payments via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Canada's Balance of International Payments

Units: Millions of dollars, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: The net balance on trade in goods and services, investment income and transfers between Canada and the rest of the world, in millions of dollars. A negative balance means Canada as a whole is borrowing from abroad to fund its spending. Seasonally adjusted; published quarterly from the balance of international payments.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Current Account Balance CURRENT_ACCOUNT, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/CURRENT_ACCOUNT, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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CREDNominal Gross Domestic Product
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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CREDReal GDP per Capita
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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