Canada vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 572,585 National currency against 436,798 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 135,787 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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 | 155,411 National currency | 111,069 National currency | 44,342 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 218,156 National currency | 172,759 National currency | 45,397 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 309,438 National currency | 221,494 National currency | 87,943 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 496,685 National currency | 352,497 National currency | 144,188 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, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 572,585 National currency against 436,798 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 135,787 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 on?
- Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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