Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 93.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.8%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 2018
All-time low
85.8%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 87.92006: 882007: 88.12008: 88.62009: 87.72010: 85.92011: 85.82012: 87.52013: 882014: 89.62015: 91.82016: 93.32017: 93.62018: 94.62019: 93.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 93.8% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 94.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2011.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 87.9%
2006 88.0% +0.1%
2007 88.1% +0.1%
2008 88.6% +0.5%
2009 87.7% -1.1%
2010 85.9% -2.0%
2011 85.8% -0.1%
2012 87.5% +1.9%
2013 88.0% +0.6%
2014 89.6% +1.8%
2015 91.8% +2.4%
2016 93.3% +1.6%
2017 93.6% +0.3%
2018 94.6% +1.1%
2019 93.8% -0.8%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 93.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 93.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.1%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.1% 87.7% 88.6% 5
2010s 90.4% 85.8% 94.6% 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 47 Indonesia 94.5% compare
  2. 48 Seychelles 94.4% compare
  3. 49 Maldives 94.3% compare
  4. 51 Guyana 93.8% compare
  5. 52 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
  6. 53 Iraq 93.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 93.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2011.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.