{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Canada Health Expenditure (% GDP) (2024)","description":"Canada's Health Expenditure (% GDP): 11.3 % of GDP in 2024, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), 2000–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health & Wellbeing","World Bank","Canada","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2000/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Canada Health Expenditure (% GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2024)","value":"11.3","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Health Expenditure (% GDP)"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":8.24808502},{"period":"2001","value":8.62476349},{"period":"2002","value":8.85665226},{"period":"2003","value":9.01086521},{"period":"2004","value":9.06623363},{"period":"2005","value":9.03529835},{"period":"2006","value":9.33188725},{"period":"2007","value":9.4346962},{"period":"2008","value":9.59427929},{"period":"2009","value":10.70402527},{"period":"2010","value":10.70066547},{"period":"2011","value":10.40518665},{"period":"2012","value":10.5407114},{"period":"2013","value":10.43559265},{"period":"2014","value":10.28115654},{"period":"2015","value":10.76397896},{"period":"2016","value":11.05626965},{"period":"2017","value":10.9242115},{"period":"2018","value":10.92262077},{"period":"2019","value":11.04823494},{"period":"2020","value":13.01732922},{"period":"2021","value":12.38106632},{"period":"2022","value":11.08119678},{"period":"2023","value":11.18692875},{"period":"2024","value":11.3095665}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total current health expenditure as a share of GDP in Canada from 2000 to present — the primary measure of public + private health-system spending intensity. 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 13 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.2 in 2000. The latest reading of 11.3 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}