Canada vs Korea: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Canada
7.6%
in 2023
Korea
7.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
94th
Korea rank
97th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7.6% against 7.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 94th and Korea ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 8.0% | 0.4% | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Canada, at 7.6% against 7.3% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Canada and Korea?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Canada ranks 94th and Korea ranks 97th 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.