Canada — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Canada, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Canada was 11.31% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 13.02% in 2020. The lowest was 8.25% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.32% per year.
Canada ranks 13 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for North America is 16.69%, so Canada sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 10%. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18% in 2020.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 53 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 21st of 184 in 2000 → 10th of 188 in 2010 → 6th of 189 in 2020 → 4th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 11.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 11.08% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 12.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 13.02% | +2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 11.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 10.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 10.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 11.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 10.76% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 10.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 10.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 10.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 10.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 9.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 9.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 9.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 9.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 9.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 9.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 8.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 8.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 8.25% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Canada’s Health spending in 2001?
8.62% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Canada’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +37.1% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11.31%; 2023: 11.19%; 2022: 11.08%; 2021: 12.38%; 2020: 13.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.