Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 34.78 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada is 34.78, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 36.32 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.8, in 2011.
Canada ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.3 | — |
| 1981 | 33.14 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 32.75 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.56 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 32.34 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 32.13 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 32.87 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 34.18 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 33.57 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 34.55 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 35.1 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 35.72 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 35.35 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 34.86 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.86 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.42 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 36.15 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 36.12 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.32 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.28 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 34.09 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.08 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.71 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.66 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.72 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.23 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 32.35 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31.01 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.18 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.13 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.27 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.82 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 33.26 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.04 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.48 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.08 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 34.47 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 34.8 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.83 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 34.78 | +2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 34.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.94 | 31.3 | 34.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.48 | 34.86 | 36.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.93 | 31.23 | 35.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.11 | 30.8 | 33.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.47 | 33.83 | 34.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Canada was 34.78 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.32 in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.