Canada — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Canada, the central government expenditure reading stood at 17.1% of GDP in 2025. Against 18.3% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.21 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 17.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 19.7 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 15.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 14.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 14.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 14.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 14.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 16.2 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 14.8 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 14.7 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.