Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Canada
Canada: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Canada, 1841–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Canada is 0.84, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Canada peaked at 0.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1861.
Canada ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 0.309 | — |
| 1842 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.306 | -1.0% |
| 1845 | 0.307 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.303 | -1.3% |
| 1849 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.304 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.303 | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.302 | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.301 | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.3 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.351 | +17.0% |
| 1868 | 0.401 | +14.2% |
| 1869 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.402 | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.403 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.402 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.401 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.431 | +7.5% |
| 1879 | 0.436 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.449 | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 0.448 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.457 | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.478 | +4.6% |
| 1897 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.471 | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 0.481 | +2.1% |
| 1902 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.479 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.482 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.481 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.472 | -1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.466 | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.465 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.431 | -7.3% |
| 1919 | 0.442 | +2.6% |
| 1920 | 0.463 | +4.8% |
| 1921 | 0.587 | +26.8% |
| 1922 | 0.654 | +11.4% |
| 1923 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.667 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.671 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.663 | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.651 | -1.8% |
| 1932 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.662 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.677 | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.694 | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.681 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.662 | -2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.655 | -1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.652 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.711 | +9.0% |
| 1947 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.716 | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 0.744 | +3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.744 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.744 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.748 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.754 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.776 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.8 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.81 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.816 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.814 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.82 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.827 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.828 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.832 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.823 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.828 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.829 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.828 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.834 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.835 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.833 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.831 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.832 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.842 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.846 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.84 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.836 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.832 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.825 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.824 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.83 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.832 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.827 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.826 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.811 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.81 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.817 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.814 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.807 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.834 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.839 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.84 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.85 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.849 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.843 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.848 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.847 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.841 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.84 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3067 | 0.303 | 0.309 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.3025 | 0.301 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3254 | 0.3 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4079 | 0.401 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4397 | 0.436 | 0.449 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4645 | 0.448 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4793 | 0.471 | 0.482 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4668 | 0.431 | 0.482 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6351 | 0.463 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6658 | 0.651 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.678 | 0.652 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7504 | 0.744 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8094 | 0.776 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.825 | 0.82 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8321 | 0.828 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8371 | 0.831 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8282 | 0.824 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8248 | 0.807 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8447 | 0.84 | 0.849 | 6 |
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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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 52,219 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 73,008 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Canada?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Canada was 0.84 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1861.
- How does Canada rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.