Canada vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 585,525 National currency against 507,296 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 78,229 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163,763 National currency | 128,538 National currency | 35,226 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 229,209 National currency | 201,486 National currency | 27,723 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 320,895 National currency | 265,853 National currency | 55,042 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 509,019 National currency | 413,364 National currency | 95,655 National currency | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 585,525 National currency against 507,296 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 78,229 National currency, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
- Canada ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org