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Canada — Combined government expenditure

millions of CAD · Annual · 1870–2031 · 162 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

For Canada, the combined government expenditure reading stood at 1.43T CAD in 2025. Against 1.38T CAD in 2024, the period change was +3.42%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 44% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1870–2031
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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
20311.79T CAD
20301.73T CAD
20291.67T CAD
20281.62T CAD
20271.58T CAD
15 earlier values
20261.51T CAD
20251.43T CAD
20241.38T CAD
20231.24T CAD
20221.16T CAD
20211.15T CAD
20201.16T CAD
2019939.07B CAD
2018909.08B CAD
2017866.00B CAD
2016825.47B CAD
2015796.54B CAD
2014765.45B CAD
2013760.15B CAD
2012747.80B CAD

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.