Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Canada
34.8%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
34.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 34.9% against 34.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 29.5% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 32.3% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 34.9% against 34.8% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Canada ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.