Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 564.48 billion against 437.13 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 127.34 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.09 billion | 129.55 billion | 49.54 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 218.49 billion | 172.76 billion | 45.73 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 309.96 billion | 221.49 billion | 88.47 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 495.73 billion | 352.54 billion | 143.19 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Canada, at 564.48 billion against 437.13 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 127.34 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions?
- Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.