Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Canada
Canada: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total was 0.1276 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1276 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Canada peaked at 0.2131 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1226, in 2015.
Canada ranks 78th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2129 | — |
| 1991 | 0.198 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1955 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2131 | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.213 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2017 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1987 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.18 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1776 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1748 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1719 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1749 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1755 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1704 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1676 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1607 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1621 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1504 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1474 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1369 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1458 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1467 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1388 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1269 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1269 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1226 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1276 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1347 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1319 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1276 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1965 | 0.1748 | 0.2131 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1618 | 0.1369 | 0.1755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1334 | 0.1226 | 0.1467 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1276 | 0.1276 | 0.1276 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Canada?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Canada was 0.1276 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2131 in 1993.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1226 in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Canada ranks 78th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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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.