diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_backendservice.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_backendservice.go
index d1446d4c4a1..02b20e8ede9 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_backendservice.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_backendservice.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ func newBackendServiceMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetBackendService retrieves a backend by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetBackendService(name string) (*compute.BackendService, error) {
-	return gce.service.BackendServices.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newBackendServiceMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.BackendServices.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // UpdateBackendService applies the given BackendService as an update to an existing service.
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_cert.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_cert.go
index dba3667c88c..77af58bbe3c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_cert.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_cert.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ func newCertMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetSslCertificate returns the SslCertificate by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetSslCertificate(name string) (*compute.SslCertificate, error) {
-	return gce.service.SslCertificates.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newCertMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.SslCertificates.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // CreateSslCertificate creates and returns a SslCertificate.
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteSslCertificate(name string) error {
 
 // ListSslCertificates lists all SslCertificates in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListSslCertificates() (*compute.SslCertificateList, error) {
+	mc := newCertMetricContext("list")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.SslCertificates.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.SslCertificates.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_clusters.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_clusters.go
index ad55c08e16d..4524d483f69 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_clusters.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_clusters.go
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package gce
 
+import "time"
+
+func newClustersMetricContext(request, zone string) *metricContext {
+	return &metricContext{
+		start:      time.Now(),
+		attributes: []string{"clusters_" + request, unusedMetricLabel, zone},
+	}
+}
+
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListClusters() ([]string, error) {
 	allClusters := []string{}
 
@@ -36,14 +45,16 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) Master(clusterName string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (gce *GCECloud) listClustersInZone(zone string) ([]string, error) {
+	mc := newClustersMetricContext("list_zone", zone)
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
 	list, err := gce.containerService.Projects.Zones.Clusters.List(gce.projectID, zone).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, mc.Observe(err)
 	}
+
 	result := []string{}
 	for _, cluster := range list.Clusters {
 		result = append(result, cluster.Name)
 	}
-	return result, nil
+	return result, mc.Observe(nil)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
index e574dffbfed..2217bbb8fd0 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) GetAutoLabelsForPD(name string, zone string) (map[string]st
 // Returns a GCEDisk for the disk, if it is found in the specified zone.
 // If not found, returns (nil, nil)
 func (gce *GCECloud) findDiskByName(diskName string, zone string) (*GCEDisk, error) {
+	mc := newDiskMetricContext("get", zone)
 	disk, err := gce.service.Disks.Get(gce.projectID, zone, diskName).Do()
 	if err == nil {
 		d := &GCEDisk{
@@ -327,12 +328,12 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) findDiskByName(diskName string, zone string) (*GCEDisk, err
 			Kind: disk.Kind,
 			Type: disk.Type,
 		}
-		return d, nil
+		return d, mc.Observe(nil)
 	}
 	if !isHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusNotFound) {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, mc.Observe(err)
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil, mc.Observe(nil)
 }
 
 // Like findDiskByName, but returns an error if the disk is not found
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_firewall.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_firewall.go
index 8e1a5f012bb..1826f20eb67 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_firewall.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_firewall.go
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ func newFirewallMetricContext(request string, region string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetFirewall returns the Firewall by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetFirewall(name string) (*compute.Firewall, error) {
-	return gce.service.Firewalls.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newFirewallMetricContext("get", "")
+	v, err := gce.service.Firewalls.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // CreateFirewall creates the given firewall rule.
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateFirewall(name, desc string, sourceRanges netsets.IPNe
 	}
 
 	mc := newFirewallMetricContext("create", region)
-
 	// TODO: This completely breaks modularity in the cloudprovider but
 	// the methods shared with the TCPLoadBalancer take v1.ServicePorts.
 	svcPorts := []v1.ServicePort{}
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) UpdateFirewall(name, desc string, sourceRanges netsets.IPNe
 	}
 
 	mc := newFirewallMetricContext("update", region)
-
 	// TODO: This completely breaks modularity in the cloudprovider but
 	// the methods shared with the TCPLoadBalancer take v1.ServicePorts.
 	svcPorts := []v1.ServicePort{}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_forwardingrule.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_forwardingrule.go
index 4ab006020a4..0eedf0559cb 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_forwardingrule.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_forwardingrule.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func newForwardingRuleMetricContext(request, region string) *metricContext {
 // targetProxyLink is the SelfLink of a TargetHttp(s)Proxy.
 func (gce *GCECloud) CreateGlobalForwardingRule(targetProxyLink, ip, name, portRange string) (*compute.ForwardingRule, error) {
 	mc := newForwardingRuleMetricContext("create", "")
-
 	rule := &compute.ForwardingRule{
 		Name:       name,
 		IPAddress:  ip,
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateGlobalForwardingRule(targetProxyLink, ip, name, portR
 // targetProxyLink is the SelfLink of a TargetHttp(s)Proxy.
 func (gce *GCECloud) SetProxyForGlobalForwardingRule(fw *compute.ForwardingRule, targetProxyLink string) error {
 	mc := newForwardingRuleMetricContext("set_proxy", "")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.SetTarget(
 		gce.projectID, fw.Name, &compute.TargetReference{Target: targetProxyLink}).Do()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) SetProxyForGlobalForwardingRule(fw *compute.ForwardingRule,
 // DeleteGlobalForwardingRule deletes the GlobalForwardingRule by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteGlobalForwardingRule(name string) error {
 	mc := newForwardingRuleMetricContext("delete", "")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.Delete(gce.projectID, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		if isHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusNotFound) {
@@ -90,11 +87,15 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteGlobalForwardingRule(name string) error {
 
 // GetGlobalForwardingRule returns the GlobalForwardingRule by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetGlobalForwardingRule(name string) (*compute.ForwardingRule, error) {
-	return gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newForwardingRuleMetricContext("get", "")
+	v, err := gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // ListGlobalForwardingRules lists all GlobalForwardingRules in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListGlobalForwardingRules() (*compute.ForwardingRuleList, error) {
+	mc := newForwardingRuleMetricContext("list", "")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.GlobalForwardingRules.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_healthchecks.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_healthchecks.go
index b957af7e83a..bf168a029f5 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_healthchecks.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_healthchecks.go
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ func newHealthcheckMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetHttpHealthCheck returns the given HttpHealthCheck by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetHttpHealthCheck(name string) (*compute.HttpHealthCheck, error) {
-	return gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("get_legacy")
+	v, err := gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // UpdateHttpHealthCheck applies the given HttpHealthCheck as an update.
 func (gce *GCECloud) UpdateHttpHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpHealthCheck) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("update_legacy")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.Update(gce.projectID, hc.Name, hc).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) UpdateHttpHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpHealthCheck) error {
 // DeleteHttpHealthCheck deletes the given HttpHealthCheck by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteHttpHealthCheck(name string) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("delete_legacy")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.Delete(gce.projectID, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -63,11 +61,9 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteHttpHealthCheck(name string) error {
 // CreateHttpHealthCheck creates the given HttpHealthCheck.
 func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHttpHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpHealthCheck) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("create_legacy")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.Insert(gce.projectID, hc).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -75,15 +71,20 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHttpHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpHealthCheck) error {
 
 // ListHttpHealthChecks lists all HttpHealthChecks in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListHttpHealthChecks() (*compute.HttpHealthCheckList, error) {
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("list_legacy")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.HttpHealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // Legacy HTTPS Health Checks
 
 // GetHttpsHealthCheck returns the given HttpsHealthCheck by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetHttpsHealthCheck(name string) (*compute.HttpsHealthCheck, error) {
-	return gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("get_legacy")
+	v, err := gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return v, err
 }
 
 // UpdateHttpsHealthCheck applies the given HttpsHealthCheck as an update.
@@ -103,8 +104,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteHttpsHealthCheck(name string) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("delete_legacy")
 	op, err := gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.Delete(gce.projectID, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHttpsHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpsHealthCheck) error
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("create_legacy")
 	op, err := gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.Insert(gce.projectID, hc).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -124,26 +123,27 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHttpsHealthCheck(hc *compute.HttpsHealthCheck) error
 
 // ListHttpsHealthChecks lists all HttpsHealthChecks in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListHttpsHealthChecks() (*compute.HttpsHealthCheckList, error) {
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("list_legacy")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.HttpsHealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // Generic HealthCheck
 
 // GetHealthCheck returns the given HealthCheck by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetHealthCheck(name string) (*compute.HealthCheck, error) {
-	return gce.service.HealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.HealthChecks.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // UpdateHealthCheck applies the given HealthCheck as an update.
 func (gce *GCECloud) UpdateHealthCheck(hc *compute.HealthCheck) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("update")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HealthChecks.Update(gce.projectID, hc.Name, hc).Do()
-
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -152,12 +152,9 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) UpdateHealthCheck(hc *compute.HealthCheck) error {
 // DeleteHealthCheck deletes the given HealthCheck by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteHealthCheck(name string) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("delete")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HealthChecks.Delete(gce.projectID, name).Do()
-
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -166,11 +163,9 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteHealthCheck(name string) error {
 // CreateHealthCheck creates the given HealthCheck.
 func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHealthCheck(hc *compute.HealthCheck) error {
 	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("create")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.HealthChecks.Insert(gce.projectID, hc).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		mc.Observe(err)
-		return err
+		return mc.Observe(err)
 	}
 
 	return gce.waitForGlobalOp(op, mc)
@@ -178,6 +173,8 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateHealthCheck(hc *compute.HealthCheck) error {
 
 // ListHealthChecks lists all HealthCheck in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListHealthChecks() (*compute.HealthCheckList, error) {
+	mc := newHealthcheckMetricContext("list")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.HealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.HealthChecks.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instancegroup.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instancegroup.go
index 4454d19b4c4..e5ee03be020 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instancegroup.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instancegroup.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateInstanceGroup(name string, zone string) (*compute.Ins
 
 	op, err := gce.service.InstanceGroups.Insert(
 		gce.projectID, zone, &compute.InstanceGroup{Name: name}).Do()
-
 	if err != nil {
 		mc.Observe(err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteInstanceGroup(name string, zone string) error {
 
 	op, err := gce.service.InstanceGroups.Delete(
 		gce.projectID, zone, name).Do()
-
 	if err != nil {
 		mc.Observe(err)
 		return err
@@ -71,24 +69,27 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteInstanceGroup(name string, zone string) error {
 // ListInstanceGroups lists all InstanceGroups in the project and
 // zone.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListInstanceGroups(zone string) (*compute.InstanceGroupList, error) {
+	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("list", zone)
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.InstanceGroups.List(gce.projectID, zone).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.InstanceGroups.List(gce.projectID, zone).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // ListInstancesInInstanceGroup lists all the instances in a given
 // instance group and state.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListInstancesInInstanceGroup(name string, zone string, state string) (*compute.InstanceGroupsListInstances, error) {
+	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("list_instances", zone)
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.InstanceGroups.ListInstances(
+	v, err := gce.service.InstanceGroups.ListInstances(
 		gce.projectID, zone, name,
 		&compute.InstanceGroupsListInstancesRequest{InstanceState: state}).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // AddInstancesToInstanceGroup adds the given instances to the given
 // instance group.
 func (gce *GCECloud) AddInstancesToInstanceGroup(name string, zone string, instanceNames []string) error {
 	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("add_instances", zone)
-
 	if len(instanceNames) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -115,10 +116,10 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) AddInstancesToInstanceGroup(name string, zone string, insta
 // the instance group.
 func (gce *GCECloud) RemoveInstancesFromInstanceGroup(name string, zone string, instanceNames []string) error {
 	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("remove_instances", zone)
-
 	if len(instanceNames) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	instances := []*compute.InstanceReference{}
 	for _, ins := range instanceNames {
 		instanceLink := makeHostURL(gce.projectID, zone, ins)
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) RemoveInstancesFromInstanceGroup(name string, zone string,
 // AddPortToInstanceGroup adds a port to the given instance group.
 func (gce *GCECloud) AddPortToInstanceGroup(ig *compute.InstanceGroup, port int64) (*compute.NamedPort, error) {
 	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("add_port", ig.Zone)
-
 	for _, np := range ig.NamedPorts {
 		if np.Port == port {
 			glog.V(3).Infof("Instance group %v already has named port %+v", ig.Name, np)
@@ -183,5 +183,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) AddPortToInstanceGroup(ig *compute.InstanceGroup, port int6
 
 // GetInstanceGroup returns an instance group by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetInstanceGroup(name string, zone string) (*compute.InstanceGroup, error) {
-	return gce.service.InstanceGroups.Get(gce.projectID, zone, name).Do()
+	mc := newInstanceGroupMetricContext("get", zone)
+	v, err := gce.service.InstanceGroups.Get(gce.projectID, zone, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
index 5e46f82d8a8..917b570a5fd 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_instances.go
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 )
 
-func newInstancesMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
+func newInstancesMetricContext(request, zone string) *metricContext {
 	return &metricContext{
 		start:      time.Now(),
-		attributes: []string{"instances_" + request, unusedMetricLabel, unusedMetricLabel},
+		attributes: []string{"instances_" + request, unusedMetricLabel, zone},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) AddSSHKeyToAllInstances(user string, keyData []byte) error
 				})
 		}
 
-		mc := newInstancesMetricContext("add_ssh_key")
+		mc := newInstancesMetricContext("add_ssh_key", "")
 		op, err := gce.service.Projects.SetCommonInstanceMetadata(
 			gce.projectID, project.CommonInstanceMetadata).Do()
 
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) GetAllZones() (sets.String, error) {
 
 	// TODO: Parallelize, although O(zones) so not too bad (N <= 3 typically)
 	for _, zone := range gce.managedZones {
+		mc := newInstancesMetricContext("list", zone)
 		// We only retrieve one page in each zone - we only care about existence
 		listCall := gce.service.Instances.List(gce.projectID, zone)
 
@@ -213,11 +214,12 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) GetAllZones() (sets.String, error) {
 
 		// Just a minimal set of fields - we only care about existence
 		listCall = listCall.Fields("items(name)")
-
 		res, err := listCall.Do()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, mc.Observe(err)
 		}
+		mc.Observe(nil)
+
 		if len(res.Items) != 0 {
 			zones.Insert(zone)
 		}
@@ -338,7 +340,9 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) getInstanceByName(name string) (*gceInstance, error) {
 	// Avoid changing behaviour when not managing multiple zones
 	for _, zone := range gce.managedZones {
 		name = canonicalizeInstanceName(name)
+		mc := newInstancesMetricContext("get", zone)
 		res, err := gce.service.Instances.Get(gce.projectID, zone, name).Do()
+		mc.Observe(err)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("getInstanceByName: failed to get instance %s; err: %v", name, err)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_routes.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_routes.go
index 17572ab2435..b20e3c82eb1 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_routes.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_routes.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) ListRoutes(clusterName string) ([]*cloudprovider.Route, err
 	pageToken := ""
 	page := 0
 	for ; page == 0 || (pageToken != "" && page < maxPages); page++ {
+		mc := newRoutesMetricContext("list_page")
 		listCall := gce.service.Routes.List(gce.projectID)
 
 		prefix := truncateClusterName(clusterName)
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) ListRoutes(clusterName string) ([]*cloudprovider.Route, err
 			listCall = listCall.PageToken(pageToken)
 		}
 		res, err := listCall.Do()
+		mc.Observe(err)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Error getting routes from GCE: %v", err)
 			return nil, err
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) CreateRoute(clusterName string, nameHint string, route *clo
 }
 
 func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteRoute(clusterName string, route *cloudprovider.Route) error {
-	mc := newRoutesMetricContext("create")
+	mc := newRoutesMetricContext("delete")
 	deleteOp, err := gce.service.Routes.Delete(gce.projectID, route.Name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		return mc.Observe(err)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_staticip.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_staticip.go
index f81973d8987..36aa119e898 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_staticip.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_staticip.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteGlobalStaticIP(name string) error {
 }
 
 // GetGlobalStaticIP returns the global static IP by name.
-func (gce *GCECloud) GetGlobalStaticIP(name string) (address *compute.Address, err error) {
-	return gce.service.GlobalAddresses.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+func (gce *GCECloud) GetGlobalStaticIP(name string) (*compute.Address, error) {
+	mc := newStaticIPMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.GlobalAddresses.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_targetproxy.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_targetproxy.go
index 875a973f050..383d79c2550 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_targetproxy.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_targetproxy.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ func newTargetProxyMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetTargetHttpProxy returns the UrlMap by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetTargetHttpProxy(name string) (*compute.TargetHttpProxy, error) {
-	return gce.service.TargetHttpProxies.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.TargetHttpProxies.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // CreateTargetHttpProxy creates and returns a TargetHttpProxy with the given UrlMap.
@@ -79,20 +81,24 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteTargetHttpProxy(name string) error {
 
 // ListTargetHttpProxies lists all TargetHttpProxies in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListTargetHttpProxies() (*compute.TargetHttpProxyList, error) {
+	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("list")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.TargetHttpProxies.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.TargetHttpProxies.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // TargetHttpsProxy management
 
 // GetTargetHttpsProxy returns the UrlMap by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetTargetHttpsProxy(name string) (*compute.TargetHttpsProxy, error) {
-	return gce.service.TargetHttpsProxies.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.TargetHttpsProxies.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // CreateTargetHttpsProxy creates and returns a TargetHttpsProxy with the given UrlMap and SslCertificate.
 func (gce *GCECloud) CreateTargetHttpsProxy(urlMap *compute.UrlMap, sslCert *compute.SslCertificate, name string) (*compute.TargetHttpsProxy, error) {
-	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("delete")
+	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("create")
 	proxy := &compute.TargetHttpsProxy{
 		Name:            name,
 		UrlMap:          urlMap.SelfLink,
@@ -133,7 +139,6 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) SetSslCertificateForTargetHttpsProxy(proxy *compute.TargetH
 // DeleteTargetHttpsProxy deletes the TargetHttpsProxy by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteTargetHttpsProxy(name string) error {
 	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("delete")
-
 	op, err := gce.service.TargetHttpsProxies.Delete(gce.projectID, name).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		if isHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusNotFound) {
@@ -146,6 +151,8 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteTargetHttpsProxy(name string) error {
 
 // ListTargetHttpsProxies lists all TargetHttpsProxies in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListTargetHttpsProxies() (*compute.TargetHttpsProxyList, error) {
+	mc := newTargetProxyMetricContext("list")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.TargetHttpsProxies.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.TargetHttpsProxies.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_urlmap.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_urlmap.go
index 862bae4070d..ac9c6e13cff 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_urlmap.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_urlmap.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ func newUrlMapMetricContext(request string) *metricContext {
 
 // GetUrlMap returns the UrlMap by name.
 func (gce *GCECloud) GetUrlMap(name string) (*compute.UrlMap, error) {
-	return gce.service.UrlMaps.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	mc := newUrlMapMetricContext("get")
+	v, err := gce.service.UrlMaps.Get(gce.projectID, name).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }
 
 // CreateUrlMap creates an url map, using the given backend service as the default service.
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) DeleteUrlMap(name string) error {
 
 // ListUrlMaps lists all UrlMaps in the project.
 func (gce *GCECloud) ListUrlMaps() (*compute.UrlMapList, error) {
+	mc := newUrlMapMetricContext("list")
 	// TODO: use PageToken to list all not just the first 500
-	return gce.service.UrlMaps.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	v, err := gce.service.UrlMaps.List(gce.projectID).Do()
+	return v, mc.Observe(err)
 }