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Canada - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 12.19

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

Latest value

12.19 (2024)

Global rank

##22 of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.3%

Growth since 2017

1.1×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#35#222023 overtook Belarus2024 overtook United Kingdom
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Canada climbed from #35 to #22 (overtook Belarus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2024
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202411.0813.2415.4117.57
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