United Kingdom (2024)
34.8
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 34.8 -0.5pp
2023 35.3 -0.5pp
2022 35.8 +1.2pp
2021 34.6 +1.2pp
2020 33.4 +0.1pp
2019 33.3 -0.4pp
2018 33.7 -0.1pp
2017 33.8 +0.4pp
2016 33.4 +0.5pp
2015 32.9 +0.2pp
2014 32.7 -0.9pp
2013 33.6 +0.9pp
2012 32.7 -0.7pp
2011 33.4 -4.7pp
2010 38.1 +6.2pp
2009 31.9 -2.3pp
2008 34.2 +0.6pp
2007 33.6 +0.3pp
2006 33.3 -0.1pp
2005 33.4 +1pp

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 34.8 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 30.1 in 1996 to 38.1 in 2010.

This page tracks general government revenue (taxes, grants, and other revenue) as a share of GDP in United Kingdom from 1990 to present.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government revenue (taxes, grants, and other revenue) as a share of GDP in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 38.1 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 30.1 in 1996. The latest reading of 34.8 in 2024 represents a change of -0.5pp.