Total health spending per person in Canada
Canada: Total health spending per person was 7,646 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, total health spending per person in Canada stood at 7,646 current international $. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Canada peaked at 7,646 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,406 current international $, in 2000.
Canada ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Canada, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,406 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,591 current international $ | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2,727 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,897 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3,057 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3,262 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3,537 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 3,711 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,850 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4,136 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 4,267 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,308 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,431 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4,595 current international $ | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4,678 current international $ | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,774 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,104 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 5,241 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,427 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5,555 current international $ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,301 current international $ | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7,017 current international $ | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 7,066 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,355 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 7,646 current international $ | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,218 current international $ | 2,406 current international $ | 4,136 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,838 current international $ | 4,267 current international $ | 5,555 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,077 current international $ | 6,301 current international $ | 7,646 current international $ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Canada?
- Total health spending per person in Canada was 7,646 current international $ in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7,646 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,406 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for total health spending per person?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.