{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-government-health-spending-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-government-health-spending-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-government-health-spending-gdp/","title":"Canada Government Health Spending (2024)","description":"Canada's Government Health Spending: 7.9 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Canada","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2000/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Canada Government Health Spending","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"25"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2024)","value":"7.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Government Health Spending"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":6.00886488},{"period":"2001","value":6.27896452},{"period":"2002","value":6.41558075},{"period":"2003","value":6.5905304},{"period":"2004","value":6.62396574},{"period":"2005","value":6.59897947},{"period":"2006","value":6.48794031},{"period":"2007","value":6.57450104},{"period":"2008","value":6.70112658},{"period":"2009","value":7.52285767},{"period":"2010","value":7.48326397},{"period":"2011","value":7.31292295},{"period":"2012","value":7.43784714},{"period":"2013","value":7.40494967},{"period":"2014","value":7.27883959},{"period":"2015","value":7.63076639},{"period":"2016","value":7.72722769},{"period":"2017","value":7.60926294},{"period":"2018","value":7.604599},{"period":"2019","value":7.68264532},{"period":"2020","value":9.61535835},{"period":"2021","value":9.00172424},{"period":"2022","value":7.86726427},{"period":"2023","value":7.86552382},{"period":"2024","value":7.93846798}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in Canada as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 9.6 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6 in 2000. The latest reading of 7.9 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}