Canada vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10,197 National currency against 5,802 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 4,395 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 30 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 | 2,674 National currency | 0 National currency | 2,674 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 3,277 National currency | 0 National currency | 3,277 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,828 National currency | 2.8 National currency | 4,825 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 6,157 National currency | 4,781 National currency | 1,376 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 — taxes and, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 10,197 National currency against 5,802 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 4,395 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 — taxes and?
- Canada ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. 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