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Canada — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1870–2027 · 158 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

The government consumption reading for Canada was 508.19B USD in 2025. The previous reading was 486.56B USD in 2024; the period change was +4.44%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 408.57B USD, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 21.9% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2027

PeriodValue
2027571.77B USD
2026546.43B USD
2025508.19B USD
2024486.56B USD
2023455.04B USD
15 earlier values
2022446.52B USD
2021433.08B USD
2020375.99B USD
2019360.28B USD
2018356.85B USD
2017341.41B USD
2016321.81B USD
2015324.88B USD
2014366.12B USD
2013382.31B USD
2012384.87B USD
2011379.21B USD
2010347.39B USD
2009302.68B USD
2008306.57B USD

Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.