Final consumption expenditure in Canada
Canada: Final consumption expenditure was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Canada, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Canada is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Canada peaked at 6.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 115th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -1.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -0.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -4.2% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More economy & growth data for Canada
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 144.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -43.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -31.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 77,957 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 56,420 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Canada?
- Final consumption expenditure in Canada was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Canada ranks 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.