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Canada
United StatesGovernment Expense (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Bank databases [GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS]
Measurement definition and metadata source
Publisher measure: Expense (% of GDP)
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Publisher metadata, retrieved . That is when the definition was last checked, not when these figures were published.
Label correction: The publisher measures expense, a transaction that decreases net worth; the broader expenditure label was imprecise. Correction record.
Same-year comparison · 2023
Every value is for 2023, the latest year before 2026 in this history range with a figure for every selected country, so the values compare directly. Figures for past years can still be revised.
| Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 19.1% | 2023 |
| United States | 24.4% | 2023 |
Displayed values are rounded. Downloads retain stored numerical precision and identify missing readings.
Values come from the source named above for the year shown. Figures for earlier years can still be revised.
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History · 2000–2023
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Empty values mean missing data.
History downloads use the displayed range. Gaps are preserved; no interpolation or nearest-year substitution is applied.
Key indicators · latest available
Each country’s most recent figure, so the year can differ between countries and indicators. For a like-for-like comparison of one indicator in a single year, use the same-year comparison above. Figures marked “IMF projection” are forecasts that the IMF revises at each release.
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Empty values mean missing data.
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank. The year under each value is the year it describes. IMF figures for 2026 and later are projections, revised at each release; figures for earlier years can still be estimates. Read the methodology.
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