Historical taxpayer-supported and self-supported provincial debt for British Columbia from 1969-1970 through 2011-2012. The dataset likely contains total debt, total debt as a percentage of GDP, and taxpayer-supported debt as a percentage of GDP. It was published by the Government of British Columbia and last updated on open_canada in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze debt-to-GDP ratio trends based on total debt as a percentage of GDP
- Compare taxpayer-supported debt burden over time based on taxpayer-supported debt as a percentage of GDP
- Model fiscal sustainability based on historical total debt figures
- Study provincial debt composition based on taxpayer-supported and self-supported debt categories
Strengths
- Data spans over 40 years from 1969-1970 to 2011-2012
- Includes key macroeconomic indicators like debt-to-GDP ratios
- Published by a government source (Government of British Columbia)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to open_canada
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- 1969-1970 to 2011-2012
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:34:28.269263; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada