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VancouverBudgetServices · 2017

General government

In 2017, the City of Vancouver's spending on general government was $175M — 11% of its expenses, +1.3% on 2016.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2021.

$175M
spent in 2017
11% of expenses · $267 per resident
+1.3% on 2016 · +18% since 2015
About these figures

The five-year review prints each service as one total; what it pays for inside — wages, contracts, grants — is not read for this page.

Each year is read from the newest Statement of Financial Information that prints it; later reports restate earlier years.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statements of Financial Information, five-year statistical review (unaudited; Internet Archive copies): 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025

See also

The other services, 2017

Police protection20% of expenses$314MUtilities18% of expenses$278MEngineering14% of expenses$222MParks and recreation13% of expenses$199MFire protection8.6% of expenses$131MArts, culture and community services6.9% of expenses$106MPlanning and development3.6% of expenses$55.1MLibrary3.5% of expenses$53.8M

Overview

The City’s budget, 2017All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$1.53B