Australia vs Canada: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 572,585 National currency against 519,971 National currency in Australia, a difference of 52,614 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 12th of 30 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,910 National currency | 171,582 National currency | 58,672 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 165,042 National currency | 218,156 National currency | 53,114 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 271,056 National currency | 309,438 National currency | 38,382 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 453,312 National currency | 481,505 National currency | 28,193 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 on, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 572,585 National currency against 519,971 National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and Canada?
- 52,614 National currency, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 12th 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 on income. 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