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
United Kingdom currently reports 314,976 National currency against 235,739 National currency in Canada, a difference of 79,237 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 31 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,614 National currency | 96,112 National currency | 19,498 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 109,121 National currency | 137,790 National currency | 28,668 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 151,695 National currency | 209,044 National currency | 57,349 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 213,534 National currency | 277,325 National currency | 63,792 National currency | United Kingdom |
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?
- United Kingdom, at 314,976 National currency against 235,739 National currency in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 79,237 National currency, with United Kingdom 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 17th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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 — Taxes on products. 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