Canada vs France: Taxes, Transactions
Taxes, Transactions over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 930.68 billion against 882.00 billion in France, a difference of 48.69 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and France ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 314.79 billion | 396.53 billion | 81.74 billion | France |
| 2000s | 388.17 billion | 469.86 billion | 81.69 billion | France |
| 2010s | 549.91 billion | 634.21 billion | 84.30 billion | France |
| 2020s | 828.70 billion | 807.00 billion | 21.70 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes, transactions, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 930.68 billion against 882.00 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes, transactions between Canada and France?
- 48.69 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for taxes, transactions?
- Canada ranks 12th and France ranks 13th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Taxes, 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.