Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Canada

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Canada in 2024 — 7.94%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.93 pp.

2024 7.94% +0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 7
Period maximum 9.62%2020
Period minimum 6.01%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Canada, 2000–20246789102000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.01%2001: 6.28%2002: 6.42%2003: 6.59%2004: 6.62%2005: 6.6%2006: 6.49%2007: 6.57%2008: 6.7%2009: 7.52%2010: 7.48%2011: 7.31%2012: 7.44%2013: 7.4%2014: 7.28%2015: 7.63%2016: 7.73%2017: 7.61%2018: 7.6%2019: 7.68%2020: 9.62%2021: 9%2022: 7.87%2023: 7.87%2024: 7.94%
Change over the period: +1.93 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.94 +0.07 pp
2023 7.87 −0 pp
2022 7.87 −1.13 pp
2021 9 −0.61 pp
2020 9.62 +1.93 pp
2019 7.68 +0.08 pp
2018 7.6 −0 pp
2017 7.61 −0.12 pp
2016 7.73 +0.1 pp
2015 7.63 +0.35 pp
2014 7.28 −0.13 pp
2013 7.4 −0.03 pp
2012 7.44 +0.12 pp
2011 7.31 −0.17 pp
2010 7.48 −0.04 pp
2009 7.52 +0.82 pp
2008 6.7 +0.13 pp
2007 6.57 +0.09 pp
2006 6.49 −0.11 pp
2005 6.6 −0.02 pp
2004 6.62 +0.03 pp
2003 6.59 +0.17 pp
2002 6.42 +0.14 pp
2001 6.28 +0.27 pp
2000 6.01

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.