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Canada General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Canada › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Canada indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Canadian Dollar
Currency Symbol: CAD

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Canada , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Canada in year 2010 is 43.543 %

This makes Canada No. 42 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Canada is 9.24 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Canada was 43.80 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Canada in 2010 was or will be 0.59% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Canada was or will be 41.99 %, which is 3.57% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Canada, in other Years
Year %
  2016 40.855
  2015 40.793
  2014 40.838
  2013 41.044
  2012 41.412
  2011 41.988
2010 43.543
  2009 43.802
  2008 39.629
  2007 39.158
  2006 39.268
  2005 39.199
  2004 39.726
  2003 40.809
  2002 40.9
  2001 41.524
  2000 40.588
  1999 41.982
  1998 43.938
  1997 43.783
  1996 46.311
  1995 48.266
  1994 49.58
  1993 52.036
  1992 53.159
  1991 52.078
  1990 48.295
  1989 45.383
  1988 46.649
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a