United Kingdom (2024)
26.9
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 26.9 unchanged
2023 26.9 +0.3pp
2022 26.6 +0.6pp
2021 26 +1.5pp
2020 24.5 -0.4pp
2019 24.9 -0.4pp
2018 25.3 -0.1pp
2017 25.4 +0.1pp
2016 25.3 +0.4pp
2015 24.9 +0.2pp
2014 24.7 -0.3pp
2013 25 unchanged
2012 25 -0.7pp
2011 25.7 +0.5pp
2010 25.2 +1.2pp
2009 24 -2.3pp
2008 26.3 +0.4pp
2007 25.9 +0.2pp
2006 25.7 +0.3pp
2005 25.4 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 26.9 % of GDP in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 21.9 in 1979 to 26.9 in 2024.

This page tracks total government tax revenue as a share of GDP in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment.

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 total government tax revenue as a share of GDP in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment. 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 26.9 % of GDP in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.9 in 1979. The latest reading of 26.9 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period.