Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada
Canada: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 63.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
63.3%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
80th
of 189 countries
All-time high
69.8%
in 2014
All-time low
61.7%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada stood at 63.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada peaked at 69.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2020.
That places Canada 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.5% | — |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +2.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 63.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 86% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 62.2% | 69.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 61.7% | 63.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Canada was 63.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Canada ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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