Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Canada
Canada: Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 1.43 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, Transactions in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.43 trillion for expenditure, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, transactions in Canada peaked at 1.43 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 334.47 billion, in 1990.
Canada ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 334.47 billion | — |
| 1991 | 360.98 billion | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 377.23 billion | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 384.56 billion | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 388.16 billion | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 396.97 billion | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 394.35 billion | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 394.18 billion | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 408.25 billion | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 421.05 billion | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 448.60 billion | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 470.43 billion | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 482.18 billion | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 505.36 billion | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 522.73 billion | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 547.61 billion | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 578.60 billion | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 607.70 billion | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 642.52 billion | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 682.28 billion | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 717.47 billion | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 737.57 billion | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 747.80 billion | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 760.15 billion | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 765.45 billion | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 796.54 billion | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 825.47 billion | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 866.00 billion | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 909.08 billion | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 939.07 billion | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 trillion | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 trillion | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.16 trillion | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.24 trillion | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.38 trillion | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 1.43 trillion | +3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.43 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 646.96 billion, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 386.02 billion | 334.47 billion | 421.05 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 548.80 billion | 448.60 billion | 682.28 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 806.46 billion | 717.47 billion | 939.07 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 trillion | 1.15 trillion | 1.43 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, transactions in Canada?
- Expenditure, transactions in Canada was 1.43 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure, transactions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 334.47 billion in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for expenditure, transactions?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, transactions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.