General government final consumption expenditure in Canada
Canada: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Canada is 21.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Canada peaked at 24.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1965.
Canada ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1% | — |
| 1962 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 18.1% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 18.8% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 21.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 20.4% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 22.1% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 21.4% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,759 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7104 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 17,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4499 current LCU 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 21.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.