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United Kingdom: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1689–2024 · 336 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2024
35.4%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.5 pointsfrom 35.8%
Average, 2015–2024
34.5%10 years
Record high and low
38.3% (2010)low 4.87% (1701)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202435.4
202335.8
202236.6
202135.1
202033.8
201933.6
201834.0
201734.0
201633.6
201533.2

Sources

  • Thomas, Hills & Dimsdale1689–2016
  • HM Treasury1700–2022
  • Andersson1803–2024
  • Mitchell1830–1993
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • Feinstein1900–1964
  • Sefton & Weale1920–1990
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1972–2024
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024

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United Kingdom documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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