Canada — Central government expenditure
millions of CAD · 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 554.08B CAD in 2025, compared with 568.70B CAD in 2024. The period change was −2.57%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 17.1% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1870–2025
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 554.08B CAD |
| 2024 | 568.70B CAD |
| 2023 | 486.80B CAD |
| 2022 | 449.38B CAD |
| 2021 | 499.34B CAD |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 560.33B CAD |
| 2019 | 350.83B CAD |
| 2018 | 327.10B CAD |
| 2017 | 314.90B CAD |
| 2016 | 295.67B CAD |
| 2015 | 282.83B CAD |
| 2014 | 274.09B CAD |
| 2013 | 273.50B CAD |
| 2012 | 271.48B CAD |
| 2011 | 271.65B CAD |
| 2010 | 275.10B CAD |
| 2009 | 255.01B CAD |
| 2008 | 244.42B CAD |
| 2007 | 231.18B CAD |
| 2006 | 220.17B CAD |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.