Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Canada
Canada: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 4,863 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Canada, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Canada is 4,863 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Canada peaked at 4,981 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 338.37 current LCU per person, in 1970.
That places Canada 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Canada, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 338.37 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 360.65 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 411.7 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 467.14 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 543.27 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 456.27 current LCU per person | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 559.36 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 602.37 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 619.9 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 643.96 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 617.95 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 917.21 current LCU per person | +48.4% |
| 1982 | 928.62 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 916.37 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 991.76 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1,108 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 1,312 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 1,461 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 1,677 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 1,873 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 1,801 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 1,830 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,881 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1,931 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,976 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,060 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,072 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,220 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 2,313 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2,440 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2,562 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,543 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,826 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 2,822 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,943 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,030 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,091 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,181 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,068 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,039 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,146 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,253 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,364 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3,430 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,588 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 3,743 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,861 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4,080 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4,108 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,031 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,590 current LCU per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 4,431 current LCU per person | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 4,858 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 4,958 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4,981 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 4,863 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4,863 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,931 current LCU per person, 82% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +48.4% | 617.95 current LCU per person | 917.21 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500.3 current LCU per person | 338.37 current LCU per person | 643.96 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,180 current LCU per person | 617.95 current LCU per person | 1,873 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,052 current LCU per person | 1,801 current LCU per person | 2,440 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,911 current LCU per person | 2,543 current LCU per person | 3,181 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,660 current LCU per person | 3,146 current LCU per person | 4,108 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,614 current LCU per person | 3,590 current LCU per person | 4,981 current LCU per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Canada?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Canada was 4,863 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4,981 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 338.37 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.