Domestic general government health expenditure in Canada
Canada: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Canada is 7.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Canada peaked at 9.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Canada?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Canada was 7.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.