Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Canada
Canada: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 34.9 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Canada stood at 34.9 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Canada peaked at 35.79 Percentage of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.8 Percentage of GDP, in 2011.
Canada ranks 22nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.07 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.07 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 34.44 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.4 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.63 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.94 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.79 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 35.71 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 35.49 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.67 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 34.09 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.08 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.71 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.66 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.72 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.23 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 32.35 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31.01 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.18 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.13 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.27 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.82 Percentage of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 33.26 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.04 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.48 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.08 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 34.45 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 34.8 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 34.79 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 34.9 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1 Percentage of GDP | 34.4 Percentage of GDP | 35.79 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.87 Percentage of GDP | 31.23 Percentage of GDP | 34.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.11 Percentage of GDP | 30.8 Percentage of GDP | 33.48 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.56 Percentage of GDP | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | 34.9 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 19 Estonia 35.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 20 Portugal 35.13 Percentage of GDP compare
- 21 Latvia 34.91 Percentage of GDP compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 Hungary 34.35 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Tunisia 33.99 Percentage of GDP compare
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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 12,427 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.312 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 17,375 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Canada?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Canada was 34.9 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 35.79 Percentage of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.