↑ There is an apparent discrepancy between the factbook's 65.4% of GDP estimate for Canada's debt in 2006 , and the 30.2% trumpeted by the Canadian government at . Both numbers are correct. The reason is that the Canadian government uses the OECD's net financial liabilities, while the CIA World Factbook uses a different measure of financial liabilities. The OECD itself reports the gross number as 68%, and the net number as 30.2% . The net number places Canada as one of the least indebted G8 countries, while the gross number is less flattering.
