Canada vs Ecuador: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Canada
7.6%
in 2023
Ecuador
7.9%
in 2022
Canada rank
94th
Ecuador rank
91st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Canada
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 7.9% against 7.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 91st of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 2.6% | 7.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 3.9% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Canada or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 7.9% against 7.6% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Canada and Ecuador?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ecuador?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Ecuador rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Canada ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 91st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.