Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada

Canada: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.7339 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7339
Change on year
up 426.0%
World rank
47th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.7339
in 2020
All-time low
0.1261
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada, 1990–2020

0.20.40.60.81990200520201990: 0.4611991: 0.491992: 0.381993: 0.3631994: 0.3821995: 0.3941996: 0.4611997: 0.4521998: 0.3951999: 0.3582000: 0.3182001: 0.2232002: 0.2372003: 0.2542004: 0.3172005: 0.2982006: 0.2742007: 0.2512008: 0.182009: 0.1952010: 0.212011: 0.2122012: 0.162013: 0.1592014: 0.1532015: 0.1452016: 0.1472017: 0.1382018: 0.1262019: 0.142020: 0.734

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.7339 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 426.0% on the previous year and up 249.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada peaked at 0.7339 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1261, in 2018.

That places Canada 47th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Canada, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.4611
1991 0.4904 +6.4%
1992 0.3801 -22.5%
1993 0.3626 -4.6%
1994 0.3824 +5.5%
1995 0.3941 +3.1%
1996 0.4607 +16.9%
1997 0.4522 -1.8%
1998 0.3953 -12.6%
1999 0.3578 -9.5%
2000 0.3182 -11.1%
2001 0.223 -29.9%
2002 0.2371 +6.3%
2003 0.2537 +7.0%
2004 0.3175 +25.1%
2005 0.298 -6.1%
2006 0.274 -8.0%
2007 0.2514 -8.3%
2008 0.18 -28.4%
2009 0.1952 +8.4%
2010 0.2098 +7.5%
2011 0.212 +1.0%
2012 0.1597 -24.7%
2013 0.1594 -0.2%
2014 0.1534 -3.8%
2015 0.1451 -5.4%
2016 0.1473 +1.6%
2017 0.1381 -6.3%
2018 0.1261 -8.7%
2019 0.1395 +10.6%
2020 0.7339 +426.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.7339 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +426.0% 0.1395 0.7339

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4137 0.3578 0.4904 10
2000s 0.2548 0.18 0.3182 10
2010s 0.159 0.1261 0.212 10
2020s 0.7339 0.7339 0.7339 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 44 Sweden 0.7742 compare
  2. 45 Latvia 0.7695 compare
  3. 46 Mongolia 0.7389 compare
  4. 48 Lithuania 0.7223 compare
  5. 49 Bulgaria 0.7208 compare
  6. 50 Israel 0.6885 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Canada was 0.7339 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.7339 in 2020.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 in 2018.
How does Canada rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Canada ranks 47th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 249.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
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