Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Canada
Canada: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure in Canada stood at 11.3%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Canada peaked at 13.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 14th 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.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 13 France 11.5% compare
- 15 Sweden 11.2% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 11.1% compare
- 17 Kiribati 10.9% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Canada?
- Current health expenditure in Canada was 11.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.