Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Canada
Canada: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 11.2% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Canada peaked at 13.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
That places Canada 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 13 France 11.5% compare
- 15 Austria 11.2% compare
- 16 Sweden 11.2% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 11.0% compare
More health data for Canada
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 13.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 207,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 215,953 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Canada?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Canada was 11.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).