In the United Kingdom, tax revenue as a share of GDP, sometimes called the tax burden, increased from 32.11 percent in 2020 to 33.48 percent in 2021, estimated to be the highest tax burden reported in the UK since 1982.
Tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom 1965-2021
Characteristic
Tax revenue as a share of GDP
2021
33.48%
2020
32.11%
2019
32.22%
2018
32.41%
2017
32.5%
2016
32.19%
2015
31.59%
2014
31.46%
2013
31.8%
2012
31.98%
2011
32.71%
2010
31.96%
2009
30.91%
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Office for Budget Responsibility. (March 15, 2023). Tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom 1965-2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440151/uk-tax-burden/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom 1965-2021." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440151/uk-tax-burden/
Office for Budget Responsibility. (2023). Tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom 1965-2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440151/uk-tax-burden/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Tax Revenue as a Share of Gross Domestic Product in The United Kingdom 1965-2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440151/uk-tax-burden/
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Tax revenue as a share of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom 1965-2021 [Graph], Office for Budget Responsibility, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440151/uk-tax-burden/
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