Current account and capital flows · Canada
Canada Current Account
The Canada Current Account measures money flowing between Canada and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.
- Importancia
- Medium
- Publicado
- Quarterly
- Próxima publicación
- Divisa
- CAD · Canadian dollar
- Banco central
- The Bank of Canada
Últimas cifras
El último dato, de Q2, se publicó el 2026-08-27 y fue C$8.8B.
| Publicado | Para | Real | Consenso | Anterior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Q2 | C$8.8B | C$-2B | C$-8.3B ® |
| 28 May 2026 | Q1 | C$-7.2B | C$-4.7B | C$-1B ® |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Q4 | C$-0.7B | C$-7.7B | C$-9.7B ® |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Q3 | C$-9.7B | C$-16.5B | C$-21.6B ® |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Q2 | C$-21.2B | C$-19.4B | C$-1.3B ® |
| 29 May 2025 | Q1 | C$-2.1B | C$-3.25B | C$-3.6B ® |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Q4 | C$-5B | C$-3.2B | C$-3.6B ® |
Por qué importa
A current-account deficit must be financed by foreign capital, which makes a currency vulnerable when investors turn cautious; a surplus country lends to the world. Capital-flow data show whether foreigners are buying the country's bonds and shares. Tourism and remittances are large sources of foreign currency for some economies.
Cómo se calcula
The balance of payments records every transaction with non-residents: goods, services, income, transfers (current account) and investment (financial account); the two mirror each other.
Current account = trade balance + primary income + secondary income
Current account + capital account + financial account ≈ 0Qué significan los cambios
- A deficit above about 4–5% of GDP is often seen as a risk for emerging-market currencies.
- Large foreign purchases of local bonds support the currency.
Mayor de lo esperado: A larger surplus or stronger inflows than expected tend to support the Canadian dollar.
Menor de lo esperado: A larger deficit or weaker inflows than expected tend to weigh on the Canadian dollar.
Una breve historia
Balance-of-payments accounting was standardised by the International Monetary Fund after 1945; current-account crises shaped events from the 1990s emerging-market crises to the euro debt crisis.
Preguntas
What is the Canada Current Account?
The Canada Current Account measures money flowing between Canada and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.
What was the latest Canada Current Account?
C$8.8B for Q2, published on 27 August 2026 (consensus C$-2B, previous C$-8.3B).
When is the next Canada Current Account?
On Friday 27 November 2026 at 13:30 UTC.
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