Table 3
Net debt per capita and as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), 2008, 2019 to 2021
| GDP – 2008 | Per capita – 2008 | GDP – 2019 | Per capita – 2019 | GDP – 2020 | Per capita – 2020 | GDP – 2021 | Per capita – 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | dollars | % | dollars | % | dollars | % | dollars | |
| Canadian general government | 48.2 | 23,855 | 55.4 | 33,749 | 68.7 | 39,798 | 57.9 | 37,592 |
| Federal government | 30.3 | 14,981 | 29.8 | 18,134 | 41.4 | 23,989 | 36.3 | 23,560 |
| Provincial governments1 | 17.9 | 8,874 | 25.6 | 15,615 | 27.3 | 15,808 | 21.6 | 14,032 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 20.9 | 12,824 | 30.0 | 20,562 | 34.6 | 21,486 | 26.9 | 19,478 |
| Prince Edward Island | 31.1 | 10,639 | 29.1 | 13,480 | 28.1 | 12,998 | 21.6 | 11,089 |
| Nova Scotia | 27.8 | 10,518 | 26.3 | 12,565 | 23.1 | 10,972 | 20.5 | 10,591 |
| New Brunswick | 21.3 | 8,213 | 33.3 | 16,180 | 30.1 | 14,341 | 19.8 | 10,484 |
| Quebec | 44.9 | 18,130 | 39.6 | 21,240 | 37.6 | 19,749 | 31.8 | 18,545 |
| Ontario | 24.0 | 11,292 | 32.8 | 19,915 | 35.4 | 20,784 | 29.3 | 18,697 |
| Manitoba | 19.0 | 8,222 | 36.7 | 19,861 | 38.6 | 20,487 | 30.3 | 17,233 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.4 | 920 | 12.0 | 8,620 | 14.2 | 9,417 | 11.8 | 8,769 |
| Alberta | -11.8 | -9,579 | 8.8 | 7,024 | 13.3 | 8,921 | 8.7 | 7,198 |
| British Columbia | 5.1 | 2,407 | 4.0 | 2,411 | 4.2 | 2,512 | 1.5 | 1,010 |
| Yukon | -23.9 | -14,532 | -18.1 | -13,257 | -19.7 | -14,935 | -19.7 | -16,729 |
| Northwest Territories | -8.9 | -10,370 | 6.1 | 6,284 | 4.8 | 4,380 | -1.1 | -1,182 |
| Nunavut | -11.4 | -5,496 | -18.0 | -16,609 | -24.3 | -25,912 | -25.9 | -30,097 |
Source(s):
Table note 1
Provincial, territorial and local governments.
- Date modified: