Taxes on international trade in Canada
Canada: Taxes on international trade was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Canada is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Canada peaked at 3.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 117th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Canada?
- Taxes on international trade in Canada was 0.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for taxes on international trade?
- Canada ranks 117th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.