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Canada Lowest Budget Deficit

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-10.95% in 2020

General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO

The lowest budget deficit in Canada was -10.95% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (-10.95%), 1992 (-9.20%), 1993 (-8.94%), 1985 (-8.76%), 1991 (-8.36%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

Canada Top 5 Lowest Budget Deficit Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	-10.95%
2nd	1992	-9.20%
3rd	1993	-8.94%
4th	1985	-8.76%
5th	1991	-8.36%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	-10.95%	−10.93%	25th
1993	-8.94%	+0.26%	14th
1992	-9.20%	−0.84%	11th
1991	-8.36%	−2.45%	11th
1985	-8.76%	−0.82%	8th
1984	-7.94%	+0.06%	5th
1983	-8.00%	−1.10%	5th
1994	-6.94%	+2.00%	22nd
1986	-7.32%	+1.44%	9th
1990	-5.91%	−1.19%	20th
1982	-6.90%	−4.01%	6th
1995	-5.49%	+1.45%	25th
1987	-5.75%	+1.58%	11th
2010	-4.74%	−0.86%	51st
2009	-3.88%	−4.07%	86th
1989	-4.72%	−0.21%	12th
1988	-4.51%	+1.24%	13th
2011	-3.31%	+1.43%	76th
1980	-4.04%	–	10th
2025	-2.22%	−0.21%	70th
2021	-3.06%	+7.89%	110th
2024	-2.01%	−2.09%	111th
2012	-2.53%	+0.78%	90th
1996	-3.05%	+2.44%	51st
1981	-2.89%	+1.15%	18th
2013	-1.50%	+1.03%	118th
2023	0.07%	−0.48%	152nd
2022	0.56%	+3.61%	155th
2019	-0.02%	−0.38%	135th
2018	0.36%	+0.47%	140th
2017	-0.11%	+0.34%	150th
2016	-0.45%	−0.39%	139th
2015	-0.06%	−0.24%	163rd
2014	0.18%	+1.67%	152nd
2008	0.18%	−1.64%	121st
2003	-0.13%	+0.11%	129th
2002	-0.23%	−0.76%	144th
2004	0.77%	+0.90%	140th
2001	0.53%	−2.11%	143rd
1998	0.14%	+0.10%	119th
1997	0.04%	+3.09%	104th
2007	1.82%	−0.01%	131st
2006	1.83%	+0.28%	126th
2005	1.55%	+0.79%	142nd
2000	2.64%	+0.98%	146th
1999	1.66%	+1.51%	137th

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