Balance of international payments, current account and capital account, quarterly [36100016]

For current account values prior to the first quarter of 1981, please see terminated table 36-10-0045-01 (formely: CANSIM 376-0003). For capital account values prior to the first quarter of 1981, please see archived table 36-10-0046-01 (formely: CANSIM 376-0004). Includes a general provision to cover legal, accounting and third-party management consulting until surveyed more specifically from 1995; also includes retail software exports before 1996. Other services include both commercial services and government services. These two categories are available separately from 1973. Before 2002, receipts of money market interest are included indistinguishably with other investment and not with portfolio investment. Prior to 1993, withholding tax applicable on payments of money market interest was included with interest on other investment. From 1993, it is included in interest on portfolio investment. Foreign taxes are applicable only to payments where it refers to total withholding taxes paid by Canadian residents and which are initially part of various Canadian interest, dividend and services receipts. Canadian taxes are applicable only to receipts where it refers to total withholding taxes received by the Government of Canada and which are initially part of various Canadian interest, dividend, and services payments. Official contributions are applicable only to payments where it refers to official contributions made by the Canadian governments and their enterprises. A net lending is shown as a plus sign whereas a net borrowing is shown as a minus sign. European Union (EU) countries excluding the United Kingdom includes currently Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; from January 1995, includes Austria, Finland, and Sweden; from May 2004, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia; from January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania; from July 2013, Croatia. Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries includes currently Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey; from July 1994 Mexico; from December 1995 up to April 2004, Czechia; from May 1996 up to April 2004, Hungary; from November 1996 up to April 2004, Poland; from December 1996, Republic of Korea; from January 2001 up to April 2004, Slovakia; up to December 1994, Austria, Finland and Sweden; from May 2010, Chile; from April 2020, Colombia. Private transfers and other private transfers include the counterpart of adjustments for insurance claims volatility made in the insurance services. Beginning January 2021, the United Kingdom ceased to be covered by trade agreements negotiated by the European Union. Since the data for the United Kingdom is presented separately in this table, the values for the European Union exclude those of the United Kingdom for all reference periods and regardless of the membership status of the United Kingdom in the European Union.

Updated on DBnomics on February 29, 2024 (2:37 AM)

Frequency [freq]
Geography [geogr]
Receipts, payments and balances [rec_pay_and]
Current account and capital account [cur_acc_and]
Countries or regions [cou_or_reg]

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Dimension codes and labels
[freq] Frequency
  • [Q] Quarterly
[geogr] Geography
  • [geogr_1] Canada
[rec_pay_and] Receipts, payments and balances
  • [rec_pay_and_1] Receipts
  • [rec_pay_and_2] Payments
  • [rec_pay_and_3] Balances
[cur_acc_and] Current account and capital account
  • [cur_acc_and_1] Total current account
  • [cur_acc_and_10] Private transfers
  • [cur_acc_and_11] Other private transfers
  • [cur_acc_and_12] Goods and services
  • [cur_acc_and_13] Government transfers
  • [cur_acc_and_14] Canadian taxes
  • [cur_acc_and_15] Other transfers of government
  • [cur_acc_and_16] Capital account
  • [cur_acc_and_17] Goods
  • [cur_acc_and_18] Services
  • [cur_acc_and_19] Travel
  • [cur_acc_and_2] Government services
  • [cur_acc_and_20] Transportation
  • [cur_acc_and_21] Other services
  • [cur_acc_and_22] Commercial services
  • [cur_acc_and_23] Personal transfers
  • [cur_acc_and_24] Other private non-personal transfers
  • [cur_acc_and_25] Foreign taxes
  • [cur_acc_and_26] Official contributions
  • [cur_acc_and_27] Net lending / net borrowing, from current and capital accounts
  • [cur_acc_and_3] Primary income
  • [cur_acc_and_4] Compensation of employees
  • [cur_acc_and_5] Investment income
  • [cur_acc_and_6] Direct investment income
  • [cur_acc_and_7] Portfolio investment income
  • [cur_acc_and_8] Other investment income
  • [cur_acc_and_9] Secondary income
[cou_or_reg] Countries or regions
  • [cou_or_reg_1] All countries
  • [cou_or_reg_2] United States
  • [cou_or_reg_3] United Kingdom
  • [cou_or_reg_4] Foreign countries other than United States and United Kingdom
  • [cou_or_reg_5] European Union countries excluding the United Kingdom
  • [cou_or_reg_6] Japan
  • [cou_or_reg_7] Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries
  • [cou_or_reg_8] All other countries
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