Canada — Central government expenditure
millions of LCU · Annual · 1870–2025 · 156 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.
In Canada, the central government expenditure reading was 533.44B LCU in 2025, compared with 550.49B LCU in 2024. The period change was −3.1%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 17.1% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1870–2025
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 533.44B LCU |
| 2024 | 550.49B LCU |
| 2023 | 474.81B LCU |
| 2022 | 441.40B LCU |
| 2021 | 495.66B LCU |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 560.33B LCU |
| 2019 | 350.83B LCU |
| 2018 | 327.10B LCU |
| 2017 | 314.90B LCU |
| 2016 | 295.67B LCU |
| 2015 | 282.83B LCU |
| 2014 | 274.09B LCU |
| 2013 | 273.50B LCU |
| 2012 | 271.48B LCU |
| 2011 | 271.65B LCU |
| 2010 | 275.10B LCU |
| 2009 | 255.01B LCU |
| 2008 | 244.42B LCU |
| 2007 | 231.18B LCU |
| 2006 | 220.17B LCU |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.