Table 2
Fiscal burden as a percentage of gross domestic product, 2008 to 2017
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canadian general government | 28.2 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 30.3 |
| Federal government | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Provincial governments1 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.0 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 15.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 16.4 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
| New Brunswick | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.8 |
| Quebec | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.8 |
| Ontario | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| Manitoba | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 13.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
| Alberta | 9.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| British Columbia | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
| Yukon | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| Nunavut | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
Source(s):
Tables 10-10-0147-01 and 36-10-0222-01.
Table note 1
Provincial-territorial and local governments.
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