Canada — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1870–2030 · 161 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Canada, the combined government expenditure reading was 43.4% of GDP in 2025, compared with 44.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.01 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 43.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 41.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 41.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 42.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 42.4 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 42.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 43.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 44.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 42.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 41 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 45.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 52.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 40.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 40.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 40.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 40.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 40 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 38.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 40 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 40.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 41.6 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.