Public health expenditure share gdp in Canada
Canada: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.08
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.59
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1880
Years of data
64
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Canada, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 8.08 for public health expenditure share gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Canada peaked at 9.59 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
Canada ranks 13th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0.01 | — |
| 1930 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1960 | 2.07 | +10263.8% |
| 1965 | 2.76 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 4.41 | +59.4% |
| 1971 | 4.79 | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 4.77 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.55 | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 4.57 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.97 | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 5.03 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.99 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.95 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 4.82 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.97 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 5.17 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 5.76 | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 5.88 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 5.75 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 5.71 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.85 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 5.8 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.78 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.92 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.21 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 6.72 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 6.87 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 6.65 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.32 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 6.05 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.88 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 5.81 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.77 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.01 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.13 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.33 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.49 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.58 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.53 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.49 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.32 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.42 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.38 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.61 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 7.71 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.59 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.58 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.66 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.59 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 8.98 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 7.82 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 8.01 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.14 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.08 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.42 | 2.07 | 2.76 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.79 | 4.41 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 | 4.97 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.23 | 5.8 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 | 5.77 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.26 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 | 7.82 | 9.59 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0767 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Canada?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Canada was 8.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Canada rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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