United Kingdom — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1830–2024 · 195 observations
About this series
Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United Kingdom, the central government tax revenue reading stood at 26.9% of GDP in 2024. Against 26.9% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.02 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 25.7% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 26 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 24.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 24.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 24.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 25.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.