Table 2
Fiscal burden as a percentage of gross domestic product, 2008 to 2018
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canadian general government | 28.1 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 30.9 |
| Federal government | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| Provincial governments1 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.9 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.0 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.1 |
| New Brunswick | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.1 |
| Quebec | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.0 |
| Ontario | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Manitoba | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.6 |
| Alberta | 9.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| British Columbia | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 16.0 |
| Yukon | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Nunavut | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
Source(s):
Table note 1
Provincial–territorial and local governments.
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