Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and in Canada
Canada: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and was 10,197 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and in Canada, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2025, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and in Canada stood at 10,197 National currency. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.0% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and in Canada peaked at 10,197 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,289 National currency, in 1999.
That places Canada 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and in Canada, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,485 National currency | — |
| 1982 | 2,876 National currency | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 3,208 National currency | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 3,802 National currency | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 3,910 National currency | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4,169 National currency | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 4,220 National currency | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4,644 National currency | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 4,494 National currency | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 4,237 National currency | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 3,742 National currency | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 4,125 National currency | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 3,368 National currency | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 3,758 National currency | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 3,037 National currency | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 2,649 National currency | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 2,715 National currency | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,681 National currency | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,289 National currency | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 2,441 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2,971 National currency | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 3,181 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2,981 National currency | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,922 National currency | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3,314 National currency | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 3,517 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 3,794 National currency | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 3,966 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,681 National currency | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 3,436 National currency | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 3,839 National currency | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 4,002 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4,181 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4,512 National currency | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 5,169 National currency | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 5,449 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 5,583 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6,629 National currency | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 5,481 National currency | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 4,013 National currency | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 5,187 National currency | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 6,055 National currency | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 5,795 National currency | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5,697 National currency | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 10,197 National currency | +79.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 10,197 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,375 National currency, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +79.0% | 5,697 National currency | 10,197 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,868 National currency | 2,876 National currency | 4,644 National currency | 9 |
| 1990s | 3,260 National currency | 2,289 National currency | 4,237 National currency | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,277 National currency | 2,441 National currency | 3,966 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,828 National currency | 3,436 National currency | 6,629 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,157 National currency | 4,013 National currency | 10,197 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and in Canada?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and in Canada was 10,197 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,197 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,289 National currency in 1999.
- How does Canada rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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