Public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada
Canada: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 7.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada is 7.94, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada peaked at 9.62 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.01, 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.01 | — |
| 2001 | 6.28 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.42 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.59 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.62 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.49 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.57 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.52 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.48 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.31 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.44 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.28 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.63 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.73 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.61 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.68 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.62 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.87 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 7.87 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.94 | +0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 7.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.29, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp 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% | 7.68 | 9.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.58 | 6.01 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 7.28 | 7.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.46 | 7.87 | 9.62 | 5 |
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- 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 public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Canada was 7.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.62 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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