Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada
Canada: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.178 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.178 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 298.3% on the previous year and up 305.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada peaked at 0.2753 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -2, in 2014.
Canada ranks 70th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1677 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1609 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2073 | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2753 | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1692 | -38.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0486 | -71.3% |
| 1996 | -0.7673 | -1680.1% |
| 1997 | -0.5999 | -21.8% |
| 1998 | -0.6769 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | -0.7439 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | -0.1019 | -86.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2753 | +170.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0642 | -76.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0244 | -61.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 | -140.6% |
| 2005 | 0.04 | +303.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 | -59.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2016 | -1806.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0384 | -119.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0579 | +103.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0134 | -123.1% |
| 2014 | -2 | +14832.9% |
| 2015 | -0.4362 | -78.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 | -100.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 | +375.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1873 | +1172.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0898 | -147.9% |
| 2020 | 0.178 | -298.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.178 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -14832.9% | -0.0134 | -2 |
| 2008 | -1806.6% | 0.0118 | -0.2016 |
| 1996 | -1680.1% | 0.0486 | -0.7673 |
| 2018 | +1172.4% | 0.0147 | 0.1873 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1759 | -0.7673 | 0.2753 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0538 | -0.2753 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2206 | -2 | 0.1873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.178 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada was 0.178 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2753 in 1993.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Canada ranks 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.