Federal general government net lending or net borrowing, SAAR, quarterly data tables

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Federal general government net lending or net borrowing, SAAR, quarterly

Canada · quarterly · dollars · Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

Published issuer series; native reference periods are retained. Missing observations remain missing. National/provincial Economic Accounts, calendar-year or quarterly basis. Current-dollar flows; annual rates are not cash collected during the quarter. Components and totals share accounting definitions. Exact issuer dimensions: Geography: Canada; Seasonal adjustment: Seasonally adjusted at annual rates; Levels of government: Federal general government; Estimates: Equals: net lending or net borrowing.

Countability page snapshot: 2026-11-11. Issuer observations retain their published precision after conversion to the stated base units; no interpolation or missing-value replacement.

Published Countability table. Adapted from Statistics Canada — Revenue, expenditure and budgetary balance - General governments (36-10-0477-01); reference periods 1991 Q3 to 2026 Q2. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Statistics Canada — Revenue, expenditure and budgetary balance - General governments. Input captured: 2026-10-04. Table release: 2026-08-28.

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Federal general government net lending or net borrowing, SAAR, quarterly — dollars
Reference periodValue (dollars)
1991 Q3-37700000000.0
1991 Q4-33644000000.0
1992 Q1-28024000000.0
1992 Q2-35348000000.0
1992 Q3-41808000000.0
1992 Q4-38956000000.0
1993 Q1-37256000000.0
1993 Q2-44344000000.0
1993 Q3-39848000000.0
1993 Q4-39344000000.0
1994 Q1-35040000000.0
1994 Q2-37488000000.0
1994 Q3-33748000000.0
1994 Q4-35896000000.0
1995 Q1-30676000000.0
1995 Q2-38480000000.0
1995 Q3-30892000000.0
1995 Q4-28208000000.0
1996 Q1-32588000000.0
1996 Q2-19992000000.0
1996 Q3-15260000000.0
1996 Q4-5024000000.0
1997 Q1-1532000000.0
1997 Q27280000000.0
1997 Q38060000000.0
1997 Q411444000000.0
1998 Q13068000000.0
1998 Q211224000000.0
1998 Q39092000000.0
1998 Q46524000000.0
1999 Q12916000000.0
1999 Q2-848000000.0
1999 Q315544000000.0
1999 Q418148000000.0
2000 Q123192000000.0
2000 Q211732000000.0
2000 Q325596000000.0
2000 Q420788000000.0
2001 Q121508000000.0
2001 Q221220000000.0
2001 Q39172000000.0
2001 Q4652000000.0
2002 Q11896000000.0
2002 Q211040000000.0
2002 Q310120000000.0
2002 Q413808000000.0
2003 Q110344000000.0
2003 Q2-12176000000.0
2003 Q38372000000.0
2003 Q411040000000.0
2004 Q113180000000.0
2004 Q21084000000.0
2004 Q315856000000.0
2004 Q411572000000.0
2005 Q1-9612000000.0
2005 Q25388000000.0
2005 Q3-4228000000.0
2005 Q49984000000.0
2006 Q113380000000.0
2006 Q218188000000.0
2006 Q3-2180000000.0
2006 Q417852000000.0
2007 Q113764000000.0
2007 Q216760000000.0
2007 Q319200000000.0
2007 Q49168000000.0
2008 Q1400000000.0
2008 Q2-8896000000.0
2008 Q318284000000.0
2008 Q4-11484000000.0
2009 Q1-15916000000.0
2009 Q2-35784000000.0
2009 Q3-33576000000.0
2009 Q4-33080000000.0
2010 Q1-54248000000.0
2010 Q2-33960000000.0
2010 Q3-59564000000.0
2010 Q4-38628000000.0
2011 Q1-29912000000.0
2011 Q2-22336000000.0
2011 Q3-30948000000.0
2011 Q4-22976000000.0
2012 Q1-19428000000.0
2012 Q2-21536000000.0
2012 Q3-21332000000.0
2012 Q4-18340000000.0
2013 Q1-22104000000.0
2013 Q2-16160000000.0
2013 Q3-5680000000.0
2013 Q4-2732000000.0
2014 Q110004000000.0
2014 Q218888000000.0
2014 Q32940000000.0
2014 Q4-1272000000.0
2015 Q17436000000.0
2015 Q216524000000.0
2015 Q3-692000000.0
2015 Q48424000000.0
2016 Q17888000000.0
2016 Q2-1284000000.0
2016 Q3-9180000000.0
2016 Q4-7476000000.0
2017 Q1-10940000000.0
2017 Q28352000000.0
2017 Q3-4000000000.0
2017 Q4-4736000000.0
2018 Q1284000000.0
2018 Q26988000000.0
2018 Q311592000000.0
2018 Q48148000000.0
2019 Q1-14756000000.0
2019 Q2-1840000000.0
2019 Q3-10008000000.0
2019 Q4-13048000000.0
2020 Q1-55008000000.0
2020 Q2-396472000000.0
2020 Q3-285808000000.0
2020 Q4-150276000000.0
2021 Q1-113220000000.0
2021 Q2-147116000000.0
2021 Q3-34832000000.0
2021 Q4-32276000000.0
2022 Q1-10888000000.0
2022 Q29256000000.0
2022 Q3-16396000000.0
2022 Q4-14444000000.0
2023 Q17244000000.0
2023 Q2-3376000000.0
2023 Q3-37424000000.0
2023 Q4-44604000000.0
2024 Q1-214580000000.0
2024 Q2-28064000000.0
2024 Q3-26808000000.0
2024 Q4-44868000000.0
2025 Q1-34396000000.0
2025 Q2-51316000000.0
2025 Q3-23784000000.0
2025 Q4-53744000000.0
2026 Q1-61700000000.0
2026 Q2-57964000000.0