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United Kingdom - Tax Revenue 2016

Tax revenue as % of GDP · World Bank
25.29% +0.37% from 2015 Global rank: 134th

United Kingdom's tax revenue was 25.29% in 2016, increased +0.37% from 24.92% in 2015. This was the 134th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Tax Revenue by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United Arab Emirates 0.04% -24.8%
2nd Bahrain 0.81% -18.3%
3rd Iraq 2.08% 57.3%
4th Saudi Arabia 3.17% 0.8%
5th Micronesia, Federated States of 6.14% 11.0%
6th Equatorial Guinea 6.38% -44.3%
7th Central African Republic 6.81% 24.9%
8th Myanmar 7.18% 19.4%
9th Bangladesh 7.32% -13.9%
10th Sudan 7.39% -9.8%
11th Congo, Democratic Republic of 7.65% -10.9%
12th Angola 8.58% -11.7%
13th China 8.95% -2.7%
14th Russian Federation 9.18% -13.7%
15th Madagascar 9.24% 3.3%
16th Switzerland 9.40% -1.6%
17th Afghanistan 9.50% 25.3%
18th Paraguay 9.56% -0.9%
19th Kazakhstan 9.92% 0.9%
20th Panama 10.06% 2.6%
21st Guatemala 10.42% 0.6%
22nd Malawi 10.64% 1.0%
23rd United States 10.92% -2.8%
24th Ghana 11.06% -5.4%
25th Uganda 11.12% 2.9%
26th India 11.15% 5.5%
27th Cambodia 11.17% 2.6%
28th Mongolia 11.35% -4.6%
29th Tanzania 11.39% 8.6%
30th Sri Lanka 11.42% -2.5%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 11.46% 2.5%
32nd Gabon 11.47% -10.6%
33rd Cameroon 11.65% -3.8%
34th Germany 11.83% -1.3%
35th Bhutan 11.89% -2.1%
36th Argentina 12.10% -1.9%
37th Canada 12.50% 0.9%
38th Mali 12.90% 8.8%
39th Lao PDR 12.94% -4.2%
40th Papua New Guinea 12.95% -15.0%
41st Dominican Republic 13.01% 0.5%
42nd Philippines 13.09% 0.5%
43rd Congo, Republic of 13.09% 7.3%
44th Mexico 13.12% 6.3%
45th Korea 13.28% 6.0%
46th Singapore 13.28% 1.1%
47th Zambia 13.35% -7.2%
48th Uzbekistan 13.43% -0.9%
49th Costa Rica 13.51% 1.9%
50th Lebanon 13.53% 0.4%
51st Malaysia 13.55% -3.6%
52nd Spain 13.68% -2.8%
53rd Brazil 13.71% 0.6%
54th Peru 13.79% -7.6%
55th Belarus 13.79% -2.7%
56th Togo 13.87% 0.7%
57th Burundi 14.00% -3.4%
58th Bahamas, The 14.13% 11.3%
59th Burkina Faso 14.14% 6.5%
60th Colombia 14.39% -8.9%
61st Rwanda 14.42% 8.4%
62nd Ecuador 14.54% -11.3%
63rd Azerbaijan 14.56% -6.7%
64th Czechia 14.77% 0.6%
65th Kenya 14.97% 0.9%
66th Jordan 15.02% 0.5%
67th Timor-Leste 15.09% -58.3%
68th Zimbabwe 15.46% -12.5%
69th Thailand 16.10% -4.5%
70th Nepal 16.14% 9.9%
71st Nicaragua 16.17% 3.7%
72nd Poland 16.21% 3.8%
73rd Vanuatu 16.31% 0.3%
74th Senegal 16.37% 3.8%
75th Moldova 16.43% 0.9%
76th San Marino 16.69% -6.7%
77th Cabo Verde 16.73% -2.4%
78th Kyrgyz Republic 16.95% 0.9%
79th North Macedonia 16.95% 0.8%
80th Lithuania 17.10% 2.0%
81st Romania 17.11% -9.5%
82nd Latvia 17.23% 5.2%
83rd El Salvador 17.35% 3.6%
84th Marshall Islands 17.36% 0.0%
85th Mauritius 17.38% 101.0%
86th Albania 17.40% -5.3%
87th Chile 17.47% -0.4%
88th Slovak Republic 18.01% -0.2%
89th Türkiye 18.33% 1.0%
90th St. Kitts and Nevis 18.35% -6.5%
91st Ireland 18.65% 2.9%
92nd St. Lucia 19.14% 2.3%
93rd Palau 19.37% -1.7%
94th European Union 19.62% -0.4%
95th Ukraine 19.63% -4.0%
96th Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.71% 0.1%
97th Morocco 19.87% 2.2%
98th Maldives 19.98% 1.7%
99th Mozambique 20.08% 0.4%
100th Tonga 20.26% 8.4%
101st Bulgaria 20.33% 1.3%
102nd Belize 20.64% 4.8%
103rd Finland 20.99% 1.9%
104th Armenia 21.28% 1.7%
105th Trinidad and Tobago 21.40% -13.4%
106th Kiribati 21.52% 9.1%
107th Botswana 21.63% -17.8%
108th Estonia 21.68% 0.5%
109th Uruguay 21.73% 27.1%
110th Croatia 21.90% 2.3%
111th Norway 21.96% -0.6%
112th Slovenia 22.16% 0.2%
113th Australia 22.19% 1.8%
114th Netherlands 22.35% 2.5%
115th Serbia 22.44% 4.6%
116th Portugal 22.62% -2.0%
117th Belgium 22.93% -6.1%
118th Samoa 22.97% 1.9%
119th Hungary 23.00% -1.0%
120th Georgia 23.04% 3.1%
121st Israel 23.05% 0.0%
122nd France 23.15% -0.6%
123rd Barbados 23.40% 11.4%
124th Cyprus 23.52% -2.2%
125th Fiji 23.53% -5.4%
126th Luxembourg 23.77% 1.9%
127th Solomon Islands 23.84% -7.4%
128th Eswatini 23.91% -12.8%
129th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.35% 7.5%
130th Jamaica 24.59% 4.5%
131st South Africa 24.83% -0.9%
132nd Italy 25.08% 1.0%
133rd Nauru 25.24% 48.7%
134th United Kingdom 25.29% 1.5%
135th Austria 25.82% -5.1%
136th Malta 26.25% 7.9%
137th Greece 27.03% 6.5%
138th New Zealand 27.25% -0.5%
139th Macao SAR, China 27.84% -4.7%
140th Sweden 28.38% 3.2%
141st Lesotho 29.29% -13.3%
142nd Namibia 29.67% -11.2%
143rd Denmark 33.49% -1.9%
144th Iceland 37.09% 65.2%
Source: World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's tax revenue in 2016?▾

United Kingdom's tax revenue in 2016 was 25.29%. This ranked 134th globally.

How did United Kingdom's tax revenue change in 2016?▾

United Kingdom's tax revenue increased by 1.5% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest tax revenue in 2016?▾

Iceland had the highest tax revenue in 2016 at 37.09%.

What is the tax revenue of United Kingdom in 2016?▾

The tax revenue of United Kingdom in 2016 was 25.29%. This ranked 134th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for United Kingdom's tax revenue?▾

United Kingdom's tax revenue went from 24.92% in 2015 to 25.29% in 2016, a 1.5% increase.

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