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VancouverBudgetServices · 2021

Library

In 2021, the City of Vancouver's spending on library was $59.4M — 3.3% of its expenses, +15% on 2020.

Source: City of Vancouver, Statement of Financial Information 2025.

$59.4M
spent in 2021
3.3% of expenses · $86 per resident
+15% on 2020 · +16% 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, 2021

Police protection21% of expenses$377MUtilities19% of expenses$336MEngineering12% of expenses$219MGeneral government12% of expenses$210MParks and recreation11% of expenses$196MFire protection8.8% of expenses$157MArts, culture and community services8.0% of expenses$141MPlanning and development4.4% of expenses$78.9M

Overview

The City’s budget, 2021All expenses, by service and by kind of cost$1.78B