United Kingdom — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1798–2026 · 208 observations
About this series
General 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 general government tax revenue reading stood at 28.8% of GDP in 2025. Against 28.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.33 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 27.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.17 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2021 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 25.5 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 27.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2007, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.