Canada vs Small states: Current health expenditure
Canada
11.3%
in 2024
Small states
6.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Small states rank
15th
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Small states
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 6.8% in Small states, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Small states ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.3% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.0% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 7.1% | 4.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Small states?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 6.8% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Small states?
- 4.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Small states rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Small states ranks 15th 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.