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United Kingdom: Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1830–2024 · 195 observations · cgovtax_GDP

2024
27.3%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.0 pointsfrom 27.3%
Average, 2015–2024
26.0%10 years
Record high and low
32.6% (1945)low 3.53% (1909)

Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202427.3
202327.3
202227.1
202126.4
202024.8
201925.1
201825.6
201725.6
201625.5
201525.1

Sources

  • Mitchell1830–1993
  • 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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