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Canada: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1870–2025 · 156 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2025
17.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−1.2 pointsfrom 18.3%
Average, 2016–2025
17.2%10 years
Record high and low
48.5% (1943)low 3.99% (1907)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202517.1
202418.3
202316.4
202215.7
202119.7
202025.2
201915.2
201814.6
201714.7
201614.6

Sources

  • Mitchell1870–1992
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • Statistics Canada1926–1975
  • World Development Indicators1990–2023
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1990–2025

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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