Canada Government Revenue and Spending Over Time (1980–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Revenue (% of GDP)

Global rank: 34 / 189

Data table

1980	36.9%	1992	43.3%	2004	39.9%	2016	40.3%
1981	38.9%	1993	42.5%	2005	40.1%	2017	40.3%
1982	39.5%	1994	42.1%	2006	40.5%	2018	41%
1983	39%	1995	42.2%	2007	40.3%	2019	40.6%
1984	38.8%	1996	42.8%	2008	39%	2020	41.4%
1985	38.7%	1997	43.5%	2009	39.5%	2021	42.4%
1986	39.5%	1998	43.5%	2010	38.3%	2022	41%
1987	39.7%	1999	43.4%	2011	38.3%	2023	41.6%
1988	40.3%	2000	43.2%	2012	38.4%	2024	42.2%
1989	40.5%	2001	41.6%	2013	38.5%	2025	42.2%
1990	42.2%	2002	40.2%	2014	38.5%	2026	41.9%
1991	43.1%	2003	40.1%	2015	40%

Government Revenue (Local currency - CAD)

Data table

1980	119.1B	1992	311.1B	2004	533B	2016	816.3B
1981	143.4B	1993	317.8B	2005	569.7B	2017	863.6B
1982	153.3B	1994	333.2B	2006	606B	2018	917.1B
1983	164.2B	1995	351.3B	2007	636.4B	2019	938.7B
1984	179.3B	1996	368.1B	2008	645.6B	2020	919.6B
1985	193.6B	1997	394.5B	2009	621.3B	2021	1.08T
1986	207.9B	1998	409.6B	2010	638.5B	2022	1.18T
1987	227.9B	1999	437.7B	2011	678.9B	2023	1.23T
1988	252.3B	2000	477.8B	2012	701.7B	2024	1.31T
1989	272.2B	2001	476.5B	2013	731.7B	2025	1.37T
1990	293.4B	2002	479.4B	2014	768.9B	2026	1.43T
1991	302.3B	2003	503.8B	2015	795.3B

Government Spending (% of GDP)

Global rank: 37 / 189

Data table

1980	40.9%	1992	52.5%	2004	39.1%	2016	40.8%
1981	41.8%	1993	51.5%	2005	38.5%	2017	40.5%
1982	46.4%	1994	49%	2006	38.7%	2018	40.7%
1983	47%	1995	47.7%	2007	38.5%	2019	40.6%
1984	46.8%	1996	45.9%	2008	38.8%	2020	52.4%
1985	47.5%	1997	43.5%	2009	43.4%	2021	45.5%
1986	46.8%	1998	43.4%	2010	43.1%	2022	40.4%
1987	45.4%	1999	41.8%	2011	41.6%	2023	41.8%
1988	44.8%	2000	40.6%	2012	40.9%	2024	44.3%
1989	45.3%	2001	41.1%	2013	40%	2025	44%
1990	48.1%	2002	40.4%	2014	38.4%	2026	44.6%
1991	51.4%	2003	40.3%	2015	40%

Government Spending (Local currency - CAD)

Data table

1980	132.2B	1992	377.2B	2004	522.7B	2016	825.5B
1981	154.1B	1993	384.6B	2005	547.6B	2017	866B
1982	180.1B	1994	388.2B	2006	578.6B	2018	909.1B
1983	197.9B	1995	397B	2007	607.7B	2019	939.1B
1984	216B	1996	394.4B	2008	642.5B	2020	1.16T
1985	237.4B	1997	394.2B	2009	682.3B	2021	1.15T
1986	246.5B	1998	408.3B	2010	717.5B	2022	1.16T
1987	260.9B	1999	421B	2011	737.6B	2023	1.24T
1988	280.6B	2000	448.6B	2012	747.8B	2024	1.38T
1989	303.9B	2001	470.4B	2013	760.2B	2025	1.43T
1990	334.5B	2002	482.2B	2014	765.5B	2026	1.52T
1991	361B	2003	505.4B	2015	796.5B