Total Canadian drug spending in Canada by type and finance source 2022
In 2022, total drug expenditure in Canada amounted to an estimated 45 billion Canadian dollars. Sorted by the type of drug and finance source, nearly 28 billion Canadian dollars was spent by the private sector, with around 22 billion on prescribed drugs. All types of drug expenditure has increased since 2012. This statistic displays the total drug expenditures in Canada by drug type and source of finance in 2012 and 2022.
