Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada
Canada: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.2105 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada stood at 0.2105. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada peaked at 0.5121 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2105, in 2020.
That places Canada 22nd out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4501 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4848 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5119 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5095 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5121 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4815 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4708 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4809 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4372 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4081 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3769 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.345 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3178 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2952 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2764 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2727 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2488 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2411 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2316 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.226 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2342 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2328 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2342 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2474 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2468 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.245 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2121 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2177 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2175 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2105 | -3.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2105 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4747 | 0.4081 | 0.5121 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2832 | 0.226 | 0.3769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 | 0.2121 | 0.2474 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2105 | 0.2105 | 0.2105 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Canada was 0.2105 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5121 in 1994.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2105 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.