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VancouverBudgetServices · 2020

Library

In 2020, the City of Vancouver's spending on library was $51.6M — 3.1% of its expenses, −12% on 2019.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2024.

$51.6M
spent in 2020
3.1% of expenses · $74 per resident
−12% on 2019 · +1.1% 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, 2020

Police protection21% of expenses$350MUtilities20% of expenses$326MEngineering13% of expenses$213MGeneral government12% of expenses$195MParks and recreation10.0% of expenses$164MFire protection8.9% of expenses$146MArts, culture and community services7.6% of expenses$124MPlanning and development4.3% of expenses$70.8M

Overview

The City’s budget, 2020All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$1.64B