Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Canada
Canada: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal was 18.03 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Canada, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Canada is 18.03 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Canada peaked at 18.06 Percentage of taxable income in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.09 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
That places Canada 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.09 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 13.72 Percentage of taxable income | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 13.67 Percentage of taxable income | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3 Percentage of taxable income | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 14.18 Percentage of taxable income | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 17.06 Percentage of taxable income | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.06 Percentage of taxable income | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 17.78 Percentage of taxable income | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 18.03 Percentage of taxable income | +1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 18.03 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.11 Percentage of taxable income, 90% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.49 Percentage of taxable income | 13.09 Percentage of taxable income | 13.72 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.4 Percentage of taxable income | 13.3 Percentage of taxable income | 18.06 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 66 Bulgaria 19.46 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 67 Slovenia 19.34 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 68 Panama 19.3 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 70 France 17.76 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 71 Paraguay 17.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 72 Lithuania 17.02 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.81 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.16 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Canada?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Canada was 18.03 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.06 Percentage of taxable income in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.09 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Canada ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.