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VancouverBudgetServices · 2016

Library

In 2016, the City of Vancouver's spending on library was $51.4M — 3.6% of its expenses, +0.7% on 2015.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2020.

$51.4M
spent in 2016
3.6% of expenses · $79 per resident
+0.7% on 2015 · +0.7% 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, 2016

Police protection21% of expenses$298MUtilities18% of expenses$264MEngineering14% of expenses$197MParks and recreation13% of expenses$187MGeneral government12% of expenses$173MFire protection8.3% of expenses$120MArts, culture and community services7.1% of expenses$102MPlanning and development3.3% of expenses$47.5M

Overview

The City’s budget, 2016All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$1.44B