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Canada Budget Deficit 1980s

Name: Canada Budget Deficit 1980s
Creator: IMF WEO
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General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO

-6.08% decade average (1980-1989)

Canada's budget deficit during the 1980s ranged from -8.76% (1985) to -2.89% (1981), averaging -6.08% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	-4.04%	–	10th
1981	-2.89%	+1.15%	18th
1982	-6.90%	−4.01%	6th
1983	-8.00%	−1.10%	5th
1984	-7.94%	+0.06%	5th
1985	-8.76%	−0.82%	8th
1986	-7.32%	+1.44%	9th
1987	-5.75%	+1.58%	11th
1988	-4.51%	+1.24%	13th
1989	-4.72%	−0.21%	12th