Goods and services expense in Canada
Canada: Goods and services expense was 7.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in Canada stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Canada peaked at 8.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
That places Canada 128th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Canada?
- Goods and services expense in Canada was 7.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for goods and services expense?
- Canada ranks 128th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.