Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 1.18% to 10.4% in Canada in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Canada reached an all time high of 10.6% in 2009 and an all time low of 5.42% in 1960. When compared to Canada's main peers, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Australia amounted to 9.13%, 5.40% in Mexico, 9.65% in United Kingdom and 17.2% in USA in 2017.
Canada has been ranked 7th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 8.56% | 8.69% | 8.77% | 9.06% | 9.33% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | % | 5.61% | 5.45% | 5.79% | 5.79% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 9.97% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 5.03% | 5.26% | 5.39% | 5.55% | 5.40% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 6.28% | 6.33% | 6.30% | 6.20% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 8.57% | 9.78% | 9.15% | 8.72% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 3.34% | 3.38% | 3.37% | 3.44% | 3.43% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 9.69% | 7.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 3.89% | 4.01% | 4.02% | 4.17% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 5.70% | 5.84% | 5.94% | 5.61% | 5.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 9.51% | 9.65% | 9.37% | 9.42% | 9.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 4.94% | 4.55% | 4.78% | 4.26% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 8.42% | 8.34% | 9.77% | 9.72% | 9.79% |
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