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Canada: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1867–2025 · 157 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2025
15.8%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.0 pointsfrom 15.8%
Average, 2016–2025
15.3%10 years
Record high and low
26.1% (1945)low 3.67% (1867)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202515.8
202415.8
202315.7
202215.4
202116.1
202015.3
201914.7
201815.1
201714.6
201614.5

Sources

  • Mitchell1867–1992
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • Andersson1870–2024
  • Statistics Canada1926–1975
  • World Development Indicators1990–2024
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1990–2025

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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