In 2024/25, income tax receipts in the United Kingdom amounted to 301 billion British pounds, compared with 275 billion in the previous year. Although the value of income tax receipts has grown quite consistently throughout this period, there is a sharp increase observable from 2021/22 onwards. The period of high inflation from 2021 onwards led to faster wage growth, which pushed many UK workers into higher tax bands, resulting in the increased income tax revenue. Income tax brackets The amount which workers in the United Kingdom pay in income tax is determined by how much they earn, placing them in different income tax bands. All workers in the United Kingdom are entitled to earn a personal allowance of 12,750 pounds before they are charged income tax. The Basic rate of 20 percent applies to income between 12,750 and 50,270 pounds, with a higher rate of 40 percent charged on incomes between 50,271 and 125,140 pounds. The highest tax band stands at 45 percent, for earnings over 125,140 pounds. Main UK taxes Income tax is the largest source of UK government revenue, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product in 2025/26. Value Added Tax was the next largest source of UK government revenue, followed by National Insurance, and Corporation Tax. Value Added Tax or VAT is the largest indirect tax in the UK, and is raised via a 20 percent levy on most goods and services sold in the UK. National Insurance Contributions form an additional direct tax on earnings in the UK, while Corporation Tax taxes the profits of companies resident in the UK.

In 2024/25 the value of tax receipts for the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 840 billion British pounds. Tax receipts form the bulk of UK government income, based on various direct and indirect taxes. Although tax income has gradually increased throughout most of this period, there is a noticeable dip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax revenue sources Of the revenue generated by taxation in 2024/25, over 301 billion of this came from Income Tax receipts, which was the main source of direct tax income for the government. After income tax, the next most substantial direct tax were contributions from National Insurance, which amounted to just over 172.5 billion pounds of tax revenue. The UK's main goods and services tax; Value-added Tax (VAT) amounted to 170.6 billion pounds, while Corporation Tax receipts raised 91.6 billion pounds. Although other smaller direct and indirect taxes produce notable income, these four sources were by far the main sources of income in the previous financial year. UK government finances While taxes and other sources of income raised more than 1.13 trillion pounds in 2024/25, the UK government expenditure was around 1.28 trillion pounds. This gap between revenue and expenditure was financed via government borrowing, which amounted to almost 152 billion pounds. As the UK government has been spending more than it earns for several years, this has resulted in a significant government debt of 2.8 trillion pounds building up, the equivalent of just under 96 percent of GDP in 2024/25.

The Personal Income Tax Rate in the United Kingdom stands at 45 percent. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Personal Income Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2025/26, the value of income tax receipts in the United Kingdom is expected to reach over 330 billion British pounds, rising to 356 billion pounds in 2026/27, and 378.5 billion pounds in 2027/28.

The Corporate Tax Rate in the United Kingdom stands at 25 percent. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Corporate Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the United Kingdom, tax revenue as a share of GDP, sometimes called the national tax burden was 35.3 percent in 2024/25, up from just 28.4 percent in 1993/94.

Actual value and historical data chart for United Kingdom Tax Revenue Percent Of GDP

In 2024/25 the government of the United Kingdom's income was estimated to equate to approximately 39.4 percent of GDP, compared with 40 percent in the previous financial year.

Key information about UK Tax revenue: % of GDP

• United Kingdom Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 28.6 % in Sep 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 26.4 % for Jun 2025.
• UK Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 23.6 % from Mar 1955 to Sep 2025, with 283 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 44.2 % in Mar 1955 and a record low of 19.9 % in Jun 1960.
• UK Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Tax Revenue is calculated as the sum of Taxes on Income and Wealth, Taxes on Production, Other Current Taxes and Taxes on Capital. Office for National Statistics provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

Tax Revenue in the United Kingdom increased to 63640 GBP Million in October from 63415 GBP Million in September of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Tax Revenue.

Time series data for the statistic Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) and country United Kingdom. Indicator Definition:The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.The indicator "Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)" stands at 30.60 as of 12/31/2019. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 2.00 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 2.00.The 3 year change in percent is -0.9709.The 5 year change in percent is -8.66.The 10 year change in percent is -12.32.The Serie's long term average value is 33.51. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is 8.69 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2018, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is +2.00%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2011, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2019, is -15.47%.

The United Kingdom: Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue: The latest value from 2023 is 39.41 percent, an increase from 36.63 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 25.45 percent, based on data from 85 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1972 to 2023 is 37.87 percent. The minimum value, 32.42 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 44.42 percent was recorded in 1975.