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Federal government net financial debt at March 31¹
  Net financial debt Net financial debt percentage of GDP2 Net financial debt per capita3
  $ millions % $
1971 18,581 20.4 863
1975 24,769 15.6 1,075
1980 72,555 25.1 2,971
1985 209,891 45.8 8,143
1991 395,075 58.1 14,142
1992 428,682 62.2 15,167
1993 471,061 66.7 16,472
1994 513,219 69.8 17,755
1995 550,685 70.5 18,852
1996 578,718 70.9 19,607
1997 588,402 69.4 19,732
1998 581,581 65.2 19,333
1999 574,468 62.1 18,949
2000 561,733 55.8 18,359
2001 545,300 49.8 17,640
2002 534,690 48.3 17,101
2003 526,492 44.8 16,673
2004 523,648 42.8 16,418
2005 523,344 40.0 16,250
2006 514,099 36.8 15,798
2007 508,109 34.8 15,458
1.This table is derived using the Financial Management System.
2.From CANSIM table 380-0002, Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure-based, quarterly.
3.From CANSIM table 051-0005, Estimates of population, Canada, provinces and territories, quarterly.