Tax revenue in United Kingdom
Central government tax revenue in United Kingdom was equal to 26.9% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1972.
United Kingdom, 2024
26.9%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.9%
Tax revenue in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.9% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | – |
| 2000 | 26.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 26.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 24.7%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.