Canada - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Canada was 22.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 24.53 in 1992, while its lowest value was 16.36 in 1965.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 16.46
1962 16.37
1963 16.42
1964 16.41
1965 16.36
1966 17.16
1967 18.42
1968 19.15
1969 19.70
1970 21.24
1971 21.39
1972 21.32
1973 20.64
1974 20.99
1975 22.54
1976 22.27
1977 22.74
1978 22.19
1979 21.46
1980 21.56
1981 21.47
1982 23.03
1983 22.76
1984 22.12
1985 22.14
1986 22.18
1987 21.60
1988 21.21
1989 21.45
1990 22.70
1991 24.10
1992 24.53
1993 23.96
1994 22.75
1995 21.73
1996 20.83
1997 19.85
1998 19.84
1999 19.32
2000 19.11
2001 19.51
2002 19.78
2003 19.90
2004 19.42
2005 19.08
2006 19.25
2007 19.25
2008 19.72
2009 21.96
2010 21.48
2011 21.15
2012 21.06
2013 20.70
2014 20.27
2015 20.88
2016 21.05
2017 20.70
2018 20.68
2019 20.83
2020 22.65

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts