Canada - Current health expenditure as a share of GDP

11.7 (%) in 2021

In 2021, health expenditure as a share of GDP for Canada was 11.7 %. Though Canada health expenditure as a share of GDP fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2002 - 2021 period ending at 11.7 % in 2021.

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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.