General government final consumption expenditure in Canada
Canada: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Canada, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Canada peaked at 9.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 1996.
That places Canada 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Canada, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.1% | — |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +35.7% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | -27.5% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | +104.1% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | -23.9% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +55.2% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -53.3% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -72.2% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +128.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -73.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +184.3% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -30.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +108.3% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +76.2% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -59.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +104.3% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +33.2% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -65.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -124.6% |
| 1994 | -1.1% | +467.8% |
| 1995 | -1.0% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | -1.9% | +92.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -68.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -423.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +58.8% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -33.6% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -34.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +158.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -41.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -46.7% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -213.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -170.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +146.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +48.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +344.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +58.8% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 36,221 current US$ per person (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8344 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 47,143 current LCU per person (2022)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Canada?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Canada was 2.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Canada ranks 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.