Canada vs East Asia & Pacific: Current health expenditure
Canada
11.3%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
6.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
East Asia & Pacific rank
14th
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 6.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.1% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.5% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or East Asia & Pacific?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 6.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
- 4.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.