Canada vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Canada
16,681 National currency
in 2025
United States
21,468 National currency
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Canada
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 21,468 National currency against 16,681 National currency in Canada, a difference of 4,787 National currency.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 25 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1980s 842.89 National currency 530.91 National currency 311.98 National currency Canada
1990s 1,547 National currency 2,760 National currency 1,213 National currency United States
2000s 4,332 National currency 13,952 National currency 9,620 National currency United States
2010s 10,662 National currency 12,860 National currency 2,198 National currency United States
2020s 16,981 National currency 21,525 National currency 4,544 National currency United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Canada or United States?
United States, at 21,468 National currency against 16,681 National currency in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Canada and United States?
4,787 National currency, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on financial and capital transactions
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 1,028 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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