Key data points
Last release
Observation period
Sep 2026
Next release
Forecast
Highest
8.55 B CADon Jan 31, 2001
Lowest
−7.17 B CADon Apr 30, 2025
Indicator info
Between 1980 and 2008, Canada recorded a positive trade balance every year, with an expectation of 1991 and 1992. From 2009 onwards, the trade balance shifted to a deficit. In 2021, it switched again to a trade surplus, with energy products making the largest share of exports. The United States remains the country's biggest trading partner.