Tax revenue in Canada
Canada: Tax revenue was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Canada is 13.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Canada peaked at 14.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2013.
Canada ranks 100th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.1% | — |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 5 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Canada?
- Tax revenue in Canada was 13.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for tax revenue?
- Canada ranks 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.