Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Canada

Canada: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 519,735 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
519,735 million SLC
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
74th
of 174 countries
All-time high
593,407 million SLC
in 2020
All-time low
259,528 million SLC
in 2010
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Canada, 2009–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2009201620242009: 259.7k million SLC2010: 259.5k million SLC2011: 262.1k million SLC2012: 261.8k million SLC2013: 264.8k million SLC2014: 266.9k million SLC2015: 277.7k million SLC2016: 293.3k million SLC2017: 309.6k million SLC2018: 327.5k million SLC2019: 350.1k million SLC2020: 593.4k million SLC2021: 462.3k million SLC2022: 442.0k million SLC2023: 527.1k million SLC2024: 519.7k million SLC

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.

Analysis

In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Canada stood at 519,735 million SLC.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Canada peaked at 593,407 million SLC in 2020 and was at its lowest, 259,528 million SLC, in 2010.

Canada ranks 74th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Canada, 2009 to 2024.
Year million SLC Change
2009 259,692 million SLC
2010 259,528 million SLC -0.1%
2011 262,142 million SLC +1.0%
2012 261,779 million SLC -0.1%
2013 264,760 million SLC +1.1%
2014 266,915 million SLC +0.8%
2015 277,699 million SLC +4.0%
2016 293,271 million SLC +5.6%
2017 309,642 million SLC +5.6%
2018 327,528 million SLC +5.8%
2019 350,058 million SLC +6.9%
2020 593,407 million SLC +69.5%
2021 462,315 million SLC -22.1%
2022 441,955 million SLC -4.4%
2023 527,057 million SLC +19.3%
2024 519,735 million SLC -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 259,692 million SLC 259,692 million SLC 259,692 million SLC 1
2010s 287,332 million SLC 259,528 million SLC 350,058 million SLC 10
2020s 508,894 million SLC 441,955 million SLC 593,407 million SLC 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 71 Germany 641,190 million SLC compare
  2. 72 Romania 549,219 million SLC compare
  3. 73 Albania 537,861 million SLC compare
  4. 75 Mozambique 460,605 million SLC compare
  5. 76 Morocco 408,130 million SLC compare
  6. 77 Malaysia 405,521 million SLC compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Canada?
Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Canada was 519,735 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 593,407 million SLC in 2020.
What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 259,528 million SLC in 2010.
How does Canada rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
Canada ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 3,863 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.