Australia vs Canada: Subnational government tax revenue

Australia
30.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Canada
29.56 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
7th
Canada rank
10th

Subnational government tax revenue over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 30.19 Percentage of GDP against 29.56 Percentage of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.63 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 10th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
2000s 29 Percentage of GDP 28.74 Percentage of GDP 0.263 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 27.49 Percentage of GDP 28 Percentage of GDP 0.5095 Percentage of GDP Canada
2020s 29.4 Percentage of GDP 29.88 Percentage of GDP 0.4741 Percentage of GDP Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government tax revenue, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 30.19 Percentage of GDP against 29.56 Percentage of GDP in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government tax revenue between Australia and Canada?
0.63 Percentage of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for subnational government tax revenue?
Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 10th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Canada: Subnational government tax revenue. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/subnational-government-tax-revenue/australia/canada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/subnational-government-tax-revenue/australia/canada/">Australia vs Canada: Subnational government tax revenue</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Subnational government tax revenue
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset includes subnational government tax revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, percentage of total public tax revenue and percentage of total subnational revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.