Taxes on international trade in Canada
Canada: Taxes on international trade was 5.70 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Canada stood at 5.70 billion current LCU.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Canada peaked at 6.63 billion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.29 billion current LCU, in 1999.
Canada ranks 77th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.26 billion current LCU | 2.29 billion current LCU | 4.24 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 billion current LCU | 2.44 billion current LCU | 3.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 billion current LCU | 3.44 billion current LCU | 6.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 billion current LCU | 4.01 billion current LCU | 6.05 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 13.7% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 53.9% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 13.8% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 8.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 7.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 7.6% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Canada?
- Taxes on international trade in Canada was 5.70 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 billion current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 billion current LCU in 1999.
- How does Canada rank for taxes on international trade?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.