Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Canada
Canada: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Canada, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 53.2% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Canada peaked at 79.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2007.
That places Canada 67th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.8% | — |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +76.9% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +7.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 53.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +76.9% | 44.1% | 78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 30.3% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 44.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 49.6% | 79.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 64 Saint Lucia 54.1% compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.8% compare
- 66 Madagascar 53.3% compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52.1% compare
- 69 Uganda 51.9% compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 51.7% compare
More development goals data for Canada
- Red List Index 0.9638 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Canada?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Canada was 53.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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