# How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on health change in Newfoundland and Labrador? > Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health increased in Newfoundland and Labrador. Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health rose from $2.213B to $4.41B between 2008 and 2024—an increase of $2.197B, or 99.3%. ## Answer scope - Geography: Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) - Period: 2008 to 2024 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2025-11-27 - Government component: Consolidated provincial-territorial and local governments - Service area: Health - Data status: 2023 is revised; 2024 is preliminary. ## Key figures - Start · 2008: $2.213B - Latest · 2024: $4.41B - Overall change: +$2.197B (99.3% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2008 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.213B | 2213 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2009 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.456B | 2456 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2010 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.674B | 2674 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2011 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.938B | 2938 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2012 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.859B | 2859 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2013 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $2.899B | 2899 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2014 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.037B | 3037 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2015 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.078B | 3078 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2016 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.124B | 3124 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2017 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.171B | 3171 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2018 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.315B | 3315 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2019 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.331B | 3331 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2020 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.521B | 3521 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2021 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.566B | 3566 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2022 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $3.868B | 3868 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2023 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $4.057B | 4057 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2024 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on health | $4.41B | 4410 | Millions of Canadian dollars | ## How to read this measure Includes provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 10-10-0005-01]() - Table title: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component - Dataset identifier: 10100005 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component, 2025-11-27. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on health change in Newfoundland and Labrador?” Newfoundland and Labrador. Source updated 2025-11-27. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.