Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada
Canada: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 8.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
146th
of 189 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2018
All-time low
5.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada is 8.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada peaked at 9.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2008.
Canada ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.8% | — |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 145 Angola 9.0% compare
- 147 Costa Rica 8.6% compare
- 148 Uganda 7.8% compare
- 149 Switzerland 7.2% 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)
- 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: value added tax in Canada?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Canada was 8.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Canada ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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