Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Canada
Canada: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 821 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Canada, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Canada is 821 National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Canada peaked at 821 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86 National currency, in 2020.
That places Canada 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Canada, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 178 National currency | — |
| 1982 | 197 National currency | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 204 National currency | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 210 National currency | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 217 National currency | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 223 National currency | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 238 National currency | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 250 National currency | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 276 National currency | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 273 National currency | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 239 National currency | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 247 National currency | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 203 National currency | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 268 National currency | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 324 National currency | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 367 National currency | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 469 National currency | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 572 National currency | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 639 National currency | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 599 National currency | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 572 National currency | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 582 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 553 National currency | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 549 National currency | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 554 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 524 National currency | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 372 National currency | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 378 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 348 National currency | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 346 National currency | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 324 National currency | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 312 National currency | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 302 National currency | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 294 National currency | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 314 National currency | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 337 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 348 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 345 National currency | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 326 National currency | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 86 National currency | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 93 National currency | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 425 National currency | +357.0% |
| 2023 | 630 National currency | +48.2% |
| 2024 | 787 National currency | +24.9% |
| 2025 | 821 National currency | +4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 821 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.28 National currency, 192.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +357.0% | 93 National currency | 425 National currency |
| 2020 | -73.6% | 326 National currency | 86 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221.44 National currency | 178 National currency | 276 National currency | 9 |
| 1990s | 360.1 National currency | 203 National currency | 639 National currency | 10 |
| 2000s | 503.1 National currency | 348 National currency | 599 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 324.8 National currency | 294 National currency | 348 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 473.67 National currency | 86 National currency | 821 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 on in Canada?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Canada was 821 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 on recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 821 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 National currency in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. 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 on entertainment. 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