Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada
Canada: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2021.
That places Canada 120th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Canada was 10.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Canada ranks 120th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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