Chart 1
Canadian general government deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product

% -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 II 1991 II 1993 II 1995 II 1997 II 1999 II 2001 II 2003 II 2005 II 2007 II 2009 II 2011 II 2013 II 2015 II 2017 II 2019 II 2021 II 2023
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This is a column clustered chart.

Canadian general government deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product
  %
Second quarter 1991 4.7
Third quarter 1991 6.7
Fourth quarter 1991 6.0
First quarter 1992 11.2
Second quarter 1992 6.5
Third quarter 1992 7.8
Fourth quarter 1992 7.9
First quarter 1993 12.2
Second quarter 1993 8.7
Third quarter 1993 6.3
Fourth quarter 1993 6.0
First quarter 1994 11.1
Second quarter 1994 6.4
Third quarter 1994 3.4
Fourth quarter 1994 4.6
First quarter 1995 9.8
Second quarter 1995 4.3
Third quarter 1995 2.3
Fourth quarter 1995 3.2
First quarter 1996 8.7
Second quarter 1996 2.3
Third quarter 1996 0.1
Fourth quarter 1996 0.5
First quarter 1997 4.5
Second quarter 1997 -1.3
Third quarter 1997 -2.0
Fourth quarter 1997 -2.0
First quarter 1998 3.3
Second quarter 1998 -2.0
Third quarter 1998 -1.2
Fourth quarter 1998 -1.3
First quarter 1999 2.9
Second quarter 1999 -3.0
Third quarter 1999 -3.5
Fourth quarter 1999 -3.0
First quarter 2000 0.4
Second quarter 2000 -4.7
Third quarter 2000 -4.6
Fourth quarter 2000 -3.0
First quarter 2001 1.0
Second quarter 2001 -4.0
Third quarter 2001 -1.4
Fourth quarter 2001 0.3
First quarter 2002 3.1
Second quarter 2002 -2.0
Third quarter 2002 -1.5
Fourth quarter 2002 -1.0
First quarter 2003 2.0
Second quarter 2003 -0.8
Third quarter 2003 -2.0
Fourth quarter 2003 -1.2
First quarter 2004 1.2
Second quarter 2004 -2.2
Third quarter 2004 -3.1
Fourth quarter 2004 -1.9
First quarter 2005 -0.5
Second quarter 2005 -3.0
Third quarter 2005 -3.4
Fourth quarter 2005 -3.0
First quarter 2006 -0.9
Second quarter 2006 -3.5
Third quarter 2006 -3.6
Fourth quarter 2006 -3.2
First quarter 2007 -1.7
Second quarter 2007 -4.2
Third quarter 2007 -3.4
Fourth quarter 2007 -2.4
First quarter 2008 -1.2
Second quarter 2008 -2.2
Third quarter 2008 -2.0
Fourth quarter 2008 0.8
First quarter 2009 2.5
Second quarter 2009 2.5
Third quarter 2009 2.1
Fourth quarter 2009 2.5
First quarter 2010 3.7
Second quarter 2010 1.5
Third quarter 2010 2.9
Fourth quarter 2010 3.5
First quarter 2011 3.6
Second quarter 2011 0.9
Third quarter 2011 1.7
Fourth quarter 2011 2.1
First quarter 2012 2.4
Second quarter 2012 0.5
Third quarter 2012 1.2
Fourth quarter 2012 1.9
First quarter 2013 2.3
Second quarter 2013 -0.1
Third quarter 2013 0.2
Fourth quarter 2013 0.9
First quarter 2014 -0.3
Second quarter 2014 -1.1
Third quarter 2014 -0.5
Fourth quarter 2014 0.3
First quarter 2015 0.4
Second quarter 2015 -1.6
Third quarter 2015 0.0
Fourth quarter 2015 -0.3
First quarter 2016 -0.1
Second quarter 2016 -1.2
Third quarter 2016 0.2
Fourth quarter 2016 0.8
First quarter 2017 0.1
Second quarter 2017 -2.2
Third quarter 2017 -0.3
Fourth quarter 2017 0.2
First quarter 2018 -0.8
Second quarter 2018 -2.0
Third quarter 2018 -1.1
Fourth quarter 2018 -0.3
First quarter 2019 -0.7
Second quarter 2019 -1.4
Third quarter 2019 0.0
Fourth quarter 2019 0.6
First quarter 2020 3.3
Second quarter 2020 20.5
Third quarter 2020 10.9
Fourth quarter 2020 7.4
First quarter 2021 7.8
Second quarter 2021 5.0
Third quarter 2021 2.9
Fourth quarter 2021 1.1
First quarter 2022 1.8
Second quarter 2022 -1.9
Third quarter 2022 -0.3
Fourth quarter 2022 1.3
First quarter 2023 -0.1
Second quarter 2023 -1.4
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