Healthcare Spending: Canada
Canada's healthcare spending is currently 11.31 % of GDP as of 2024. # Canada Healthcare Spending Canada allocated 11.
Current (2024)
11.31 % of GDP
+1.1% y/y
Peak (2020)
13.017 % of GDP
Low (2000)
8.248 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2024 · 25 pts
Healthcare Spending — Canada
2000 — 2024
Healthcare Spending — Canada
Analysis# Canada Healthcare Spending
Canada allocated 11.31% of its GDP to healthcare in 2024, reflecting sustained investment in its public system. This figure sits between the all-time low of 8.248% in 2000 and the peak of 13.017% in 2020, representing a 37.1% increase over the 24-year period. The country's healthcare spending has grown steadily, with most years hovering between 10.8% and 11.3% of GDP since 2015.
The most dramatic spike occurred in 2020, when spending surged to 13.017% amid pandemic-related pressures. Following this peak, spending gradually normalized, dropping to 11.081% by 2022 before stabilizing around 11.2–11.3% through 2024. Current spending levels suggest Canada has settled into a new baseline roughly 2.7 percentage points above early-2000s levels, indicating persistent upward pressure on healthcare expenditures relative to economic output.
Historical Data
25 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.31 % of GDP | +1.10% |
| 2023 | 11.187 % of GDP | +0.96% |
| 2022 | 11.081 % of GDP | -10.50% |
| 2021 | 12.381 % of GDP | -4.89% |
| 2020 | 13.017 % of GDP | +17.82% |
| 2019 | 11.048 % of GDP | +1.14% |
| 2018 | 10.923 % of GDP | -0.01% |
| 2017 | 10.924 % of GDP | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 11.056 % of GDP | +2.71% |
| 2015 | 10.764 % of GDP | +4.70% |
| 2014 | 10.281 % of GDP | -1.49% |
| 2013 | 10.436 % of GDP | -1.00% |
| 2012 | 10.541 % of GDP | +1.31% |
| 2011 | 10.405 % of GDP | -2.77% |
| 2010 | 10.701 % of GDP | -0.03% |
| 2009 | 10.704 % of GDP | +11.57% |
| 2008 | 9.594 % of GDP | +1.69% |
| 2007 | 9.435 % of GDP | +1.10% |
| 2006 | 9.332 % of GDP | +3.29% |
| 2005 | 9.035 % of GDP | -0.34% |
Show all 25 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.066 % of GDP | +0.61% |
| 2003 | 9.011 % of GDP | +1.74% |
| 2002 | 8.857 % of GDP | +2.69% |
| 2001 | 8.625 % of GDP | +4.57% |
| 2000 | 8.248 % of GDP | — |
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