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Canada - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 19.06

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

19.06 (2023)

Global rank

##65 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1990

0.79×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#33#652020 overtook Azerbaijan2023 overtook Botswana
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Canada climbed from #33 to #65 (overtook Azerbaijan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2023
Overtook Botswana in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202316.420.4624.5128.57

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