Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Canada

Canada: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2,080 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,080 current LCU per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
125th
of 157 countries
All-time high
2,080 current LCU per person
in 2024
All-time low
827.7 current LCU per person
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Canada, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 827.7 current LCU per person1991: 951.5 current LCU per person1992: 948.4 current LCU per person1993: 967 current LCU per person1994: 931.3 current LCU per person1995: 968.3 current LCU per person1996: 1.0k current LCU per person1997: 1.1k current LCU per person1998: 1.1k current LCU per person1999: 1.1k current LCU per person2000: 1.2k current LCU per person2001: 1.2k current LCU per person2002: 1.3k current LCU per person2003: 1.3k current LCU per person2004: 1.4k current LCU per person2005: 1.4k current LCU per person2006: 1.4k current LCU per person2007: 1.3k current LCU per person2008: 1.2k current LCU per person2009: 1.2k current LCU per person2010: 1.3k current LCU per person2011: 1.3k current LCU per person2012: 1.3k current LCU per person2013: 1.3k current LCU per person2014: 1.3k current LCU per person2015: 1.4k current LCU per person2016: 1.4k current LCU per person2017: 1.5k current LCU per person2018: 1.5k current LCU per person2019: 1.5k current LCU per person2020: 1.5k current LCU per person2021: 1.8k current LCU per person2022: 2.0k current LCU per person2023: 2.0k current LCU per person2024: 2.1k current LCU per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Canada is 2,080 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Canada peaked at 2,080 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 827.7 current LCU per person, in 1990.

That places Canada 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Canada, 1990 to 2024.
Year current LCU per person Change
1990 827.7 current LCU per person
1991 951.48 current LCU per person +15.0%
1992 948.42 current LCU per person -0.3%
1993 966.96 current LCU per person +2.0%
1994 931.29 current LCU per person -3.7%
1995 968.29 current LCU per person +4.0%
1996 1,004 current LCU per person +3.7%
1997 1,077 current LCU per person +7.3%
1998 1,086 current LCU per person +0.8%
1999 1,116 current LCU per person +2.8%
2000 1,169 current LCU per person +4.7%
2001 1,189 current LCU per person +1.7%
2002 1,279 current LCU per person +7.6%
2003 1,333 current LCU per person +4.2%
2004 1,368 current LCU per person +2.7%
2005 1,404 current LCU per person +2.6%
2006 1,375 current LCU per person -2.1%
2007 1,346 current LCU per person -2.1%
2008 1,195 current LCU per person -11.2%
2009 1,213 current LCU per person +1.5%
2010 1,268 current LCU per person +4.5%
2011 1,268 current LCU per person +0.0%
2012 1,262 current LCU per person -0.5%
2013 1,284 current LCU per person +1.8%
2014 1,338 current LCU per person +4.2%
2015 1,374 current LCU per person +2.7%
2016 1,396 current LCU per person +1.7%
2017 1,475 current LCU per person +5.6%
2018 1,510 current LCU per person +2.3%
2019 1,545 current LCU per person +2.3%
2020 1,509 current LCU per person -2.3%
2021 1,778 current LCU per person +17.8%
2022 1,954 current LCU per person +9.9%
2023 2,044 current LCU per person +4.6%
2024 2,080 current LCU per person +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 987.76 current LCU per person 827.7 current LCU per person 1,116 current LCU per person 10
2000s 1,287 current LCU per person 1,169 current LCU per person 1,404 current LCU per person 10
2010s 1,372 current LCU per person 1,262 current LCU per person 1,545 current LCU per person 10
2020s 1,873 current LCU per person 1,509 current LCU per person 2,080 current LCU per person 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 122 Bulgaria 2,326 current LCU per person compare
  2. 123 Saint Lucia 2,210 current LCU per person compare
  3. 124 Samoa 2,120 current LCU per person compare
  4. 126 Malaysia 2,061 current LCU per person compare
  5. 127 Peru 2,041 current LCU per person compare
  6. 128 Tonga 1,870 current LCU per person compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Canada?
Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Canada was 2,080 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2,080 current LCU per person in 2024.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 827.7 current LCU per person in 1990.
How does Canada rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Canada ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.