Health share of government spending in Canada in 2024 — 17.76%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.94 pp.
2000–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.76 | −0.93 pp |
| 2023 | 18.68 | −0.68 pp |
| 2022 | 19.36 | −0.44 pp |
| 2021 | 19.8 | +1.43 pp |
| 2020 | 18.36 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 18.93 | +0.23 pp |
| 2018 | 18.7 | −0.11 pp |
| 2017 | 18.81 | −0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 18.96 | −0.11 pp |
| 2015 | 19.07 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 18.97 | +0.44 pp |
| 2013 | 18.53 | +0.36 pp |
| 2012 | 18.17 | +0.58 pp |
| 2011 | 17.59 | +0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 17.38 | +0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 17.33 | +0.04 pp |
| 2008 | 17.28 | +0.21 pp |
| 2007 | 17.07 | +0.29 pp |
| 2006 | 16.78 | −0.35 pp |
| 2005 | 17.13 | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 16.93 | +0.56 pp |
| 2003 | 16.36 | +0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 15.88 | +0.61 pp |
| 2001 | 15.28 | +0.46 pp |
| 2000 | 14.82 | — |
Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
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Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
