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Canada: Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1867–2025 · 107 observations · cgovtax_GDP

2025
13.8%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.1 pointsfrom 13.9%
Average, 2016–2025
13.4%10 years
Record high and low
21.5% (1943)low 2.67% (1867)

Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

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0%5%10%15%20%25%18801900192019401960198020002020CanadaCanada, 1880: 3.69%Canada, 1890: 3.55%Canada, 1900: 3.56%Canada, 1910: 4.03%Canada, 1920: 5.70%Canada
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202513.8
202413.9
202313.9
202213.8
202114.0
202013.5
201912.7
201813.1
201712.6
201612.5

Sources

  • Mitchell1867–1992
  • 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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