Taxes on goods and services in Canada
Canada: Taxes on goods and services was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Canada, 1997–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.9% for taxes on goods and services in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Canada peaked at 3.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2013.
That places Canada 143rd out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Canada, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.9% | — |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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 taxes on goods and services in Canada?
- Taxes on goods and services in Canada was 2.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Canada ranks 143rd out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.