Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada
Canada: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 70.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Canada recorded 70.2% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada peaked at 73.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2006.
Canada ranks 49th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.9% | — |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 69.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 69.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.2% | 73.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Canada was 70.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.