Canada government debt chart
Interactive chart of historical data comparing the level of gross domestic product (GDP) with Federal Debt. The current level of the debt to GDP ratio as of March 2019 is 104.40. It sets a limit on how far the federal government can go into debt. That limit is now $1.168 trillion. On the current trajectory, it will not be long before the federal government has to go back Instead, government debt ticked marginally down in 1893. The Early 20th Century: 1900-1950 In first 50 years or so following the Civil War, the national debt generally fluctuated between $1.5