Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada
Canada: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3502 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.3502 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Canada peaked at 0.42 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3263, in 2017.
Canada ranks 78th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4053 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4127 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.42 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4074 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3998 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3992 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3953 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3989 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3988 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.397 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3977 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3862 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3774 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3484 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3529 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3508 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3387 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3307 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3309 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3324 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3293 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3291 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3263 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3266 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3307 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3502 | +5.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3502 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.409 | 0.3998 | 0.42 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3852 | 0.3484 | 0.3992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3326 | 0.3263 | 0.3508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3502 | 0.3502 | 0.3502 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 75 France 0.5567 compare
- 76 China 0.4908 compare
- 77 Brazil 0.3708 compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.2793 compare
- 80 United States 0.103 compare
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, ratio of this level of government's in Canada?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Canada was 0.3502 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3263 in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Canada ranks 78th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, 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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About this data
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.