Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada
Canada: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 54.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
54.5%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
60.9%
in 2014
All-time low
52.8%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 54.5% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada peaked at 60.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.8% | — |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 53.4% | 60.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 52.8% | 54.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Seychelles 56.5% compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 56.1% compare
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- 20 Sri Lanka 53.9% compare
- 21 Ecuador 53.3% compare
- 22 North Macedonia 52.7% compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Canada was 54.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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