In 2024, total drug expenditure in Canada was estimated at nearly ** billion Canadian dollars. Sorted by the type of drug and finance source, over ** billion Canadian dollars was spent by the private sector, with over ** billion on prescribed drugs. All types of drug expenditure have increased since 2012. This statistic displays the total drug expenditures in Canada by drug type and source of finance in 2012 and 2024.
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CIHI. (November 7, 2024). Total drug expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by type and finance source (in billion Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. "Total drug expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by type and finance source (in billion Canadian dollars)." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. (2024). Total drug expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by type and finance source (in billion Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI. "Total Drug Expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by Type and Finance Source (in Billion Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
CIHI, Total drug expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by type and finance source (in billion Canadian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Total drug expenditures in Canada in 2012 and 2024, by type and finance source (in billion Canadian dollars) [Graph], CIHI, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435775/drug-expenditure-in-canada-by-type-and-finance-source/
