Canada vs Malaysia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Canada
53.9%
in 2024
Malaysia
47.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
Malaysia rank
8th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 53.9% against 47.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 153 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 43.0% | 9.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 46.6% | 6.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 49.2% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 48.0% | 7.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Canada or Malaysia?
- Canada, at 53.9% against 47.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Canada and Malaysia?
- 6.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Canada ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.