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

0246810188019522025

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

Annual values for Public health expenditure share gdp in Canada, 1880 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 10 Slovenia 8.27 compare
  2. 11 Belgium 8.22 compare
  3. 12 Australia 8.15 compare
  4. 14 Switzerland 8.03 compare
  5. 15 Norway 8 compare
  6. 16 Denmark 7.92 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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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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Indicator
Public health expenditure share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,541 data points, 1880–2025
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