2025 retail sales tax
Vancouver’s retail sales tax rate in 2025 was 8.8%. Retail sales tax revenue is divided between four recipients, including the City of Vancouver.
As of April 2025, the sales tax rate in Vancouver increased by 0.1% to 8.8%.
This 0.1% is reserved for arts, culture, and heritage programming: Inspire Vancouver.
Where does this tax revenue go?
State of Washington: 73.86%
City of Vancouver: 13.64%
C-TRAN: 7.95%
Clark County: 4.55%
$64.2 million went to the City of Vancouver in 2025 ($0 change from 2024).
How was the City’s portion spent?
Police: $18.5 million (29%)
Fire: $13.3 million (21%)
General government: $9.2 million (14%)
Streets: $6.7 million (10%)
Parks and recreation: $5.1 million (8%)
Public safety support (legal services, Child Justice Center, emergency management, public defender, county jail, corrections, and district court): $4.5 million (7%)
Planning and economic development: $3.5 million (6%)
Capital: $2.1 million (3%)
Grounds and facilities maintenance: $500,000 (1%)
External agency support (Clark County Animal Control, Southwest Clean Air Agency, Humane Society for Southwest Washington, etc.): $500,000 (<1%)
Debt: $200,000 (<1%)
