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Canada - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.51

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

3.51 (2024)

Global rank

##32 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.7%

Growth since 2017

1.3×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51201720222025#60#322023 overtook Kosovo2024 overtook United Kingdom
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Canada climbed from #60 to #32 (overtook Kosovo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto
2024
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220242.74.35.917.51
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