Capital health expenditure in Canada
Canada: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Capital health expenditure in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, capital health expenditure in Canada stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Canada peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 24th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Capital health expenditure in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 21 Bhutan 0.6% compare
- 22 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 0.5% compare
- 26 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 27 Kenya 0.5% compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Canada?
- Capital health expenditure in Canada was 0.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for capital health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.