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Canada - VAT Revenue (% of GDP) 4.48

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked

Latest value

4.48 (2019)

Global rank

##93 of 151 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1991

1.81×

Ranking Race — VAT Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#861990199520002005201020152020#36#932018 overtook Trinidad and Tobago2019 overtook Dominican Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. Canada climbed from #36 to #93 (overtook Trinidad and Tobago). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2018
Overtook Trinidad and Tobago in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Dominican Republic in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

VAT Revenue (% of GDP), 1991-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19912001201120192.413.123.834.54
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