Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Canada
Canada: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 41.55 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Canada, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Canada is 41.55 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Canada peaked at 52.36 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.37 Percentage of GDP, in 2014.
Canada ranks 33rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.56 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 41.1 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.39 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.13 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.52 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 38.66 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 38.52 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.78 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.42 Percentage of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 43.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.58 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 40.93 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.96 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 38.37 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 40.02 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 40.75 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 40.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.66 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.59 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.36 Percentage of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 45.44 Percentage of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 41.03 Percentage of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 42.44 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 42.2 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.98 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2026 | 41.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 41.77 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 41.66 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 41.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 41.55 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.73 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.0% | 40.59 Percentage of GDP | 52.36 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.94 Percentage of GDP | 38.52 Percentage of GDP | 43.42 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.64 Percentage of GDP | 38.37 Percentage of GDP | 43.06 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.23 Percentage of GDP | 41.03 Percentage of GDP | 52.36 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 30 Portugal 42.34 Percentage of GDP compare
- 31 Dominica 42.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Cyprus 41.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Viet Nam 21.71 Percentage of GDP compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.07 Percentage of GDP compare
- 35 Japan 40.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 36 Israel 40.21 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0258 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Canada?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Canada was 41.55 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 52.36 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.37 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.