Tax revenue as a share of GDP rose 0.864% to 27.4% in the United Kingdom in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 27.4% in 2023 and an all time low of 21.1% in 1973.
United Kingdom has been ranked 3rd within the group of 83 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | % | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 23.5% | 24.0% | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 12.6% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 23.8% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 24.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 23.9% | 23.0% | 21.9% | 22.4% | 21.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 15.9% | 16.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 24.7% | 24.2% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 24.5% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 25.7% | 26.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.6% | 23.9% | 24.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 16.7% | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 13.6% | 14.1% | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 25.6% | 25.5% | 25.1% | 24.8% | 26.4% |
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