Canada vs Sweden: Current health expenditure
Canada
11.3%
in 2024
Sweden
11.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Sweden 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Sweden 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.