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Government Expense / Canada
Public Finance

Canada Government Expense

Current and historical government expense data for Canada, including latest value (19.26), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Canada
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Canada · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
83 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 19 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.1 / 20
External stability 14.8 / 15
Financial robustness 13.1 / 15
Structural stability 6.9 / 10
Future capacity 8.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 3.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2023 1990– 2023
1990 2023
Selected year: 2023 · Value: n/a 2023

Canada · government expense as a percentage of gdp.

1990–2023
19.26 percent of GDP
18.25 percent of GDP
19.28 percent of GDP
55 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2023
government expense rate reference line

Countries by government expense

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 65.56 high
Greece 47.3 high
Italy 47.28 high
France 47.26 high
Austria 46.03 high
Finland 44.93 medium
Slovenia 42.87 medium
Hungary 42.42 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
United States 24.9
Mexico 22.41
Germany 31.17
France 47.26
United Kingdom 41.23

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00

Canada Snapshot

country profile
Population 41.29 m
GDP 2243.64 bn
Debt/GDP 64.89%
Inflation 2.38%
Unemployment 6.91%
Currency n/a
Region North America
Income group High income

Canada Government Expense: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Expense for Canada. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: canada government expense rate, government expense data canada, canada government expense statistics, canada percent of gdp.