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Government expense to GDP in Canada

Latest: 19.1%
Previous: 18.2%
Change: +0.89 (+4.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2023
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government expense to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government expense to GDP in Canada
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	24.1%
Dec 31, 1991	25.4%
Dec 31, 1992	25.5%
Dec 31, 1993	25.1%
Dec 31, 1994	23.7%
Dec 31, 1995	23.4%
Dec 31, 1996	22.3%
Dec 31, 1997	20.4%
Dec 31, 1998	20.2%
Dec 31, 1999	19.8%
Dec 31, 2000	18.8%
Dec 31, 2001	18.7%
Dec 31, 2002	18.0%
Dec 31, 2003	18.0%
Dec 31, 2004	17.3%
Dec 31, 2005	17.8%
Dec 31, 2006	17.0%
Dec 31, 2007	17.0%
Dec 31, 2008	17.1%
Dec 31, 2009	18.9%
Dec 31, 2010	19.1%
Dec 31, 2011	17.9%
Dec 31, 2012	17.5%
Dec 31, 2013	17.1%
Dec 31, 2014	16.4%
Dec 31, 2015	17.1%
Dec 31, 2016	17.5%
Dec 31, 2017	17.6%
Dec 31, 2018	17.5%
Dec 31, 2019	18.1%
Dec 31, 2020	28.6%
Dec 31, 2021	22.5%
Dec 31, 2022	18.2%
Dec 31, 2023	19.1%
Dec 31, 2024	—
Dec 31, 2025	—

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