Post-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 26.9% against 15.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 35 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 22.9% | 9.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 24.2% | 9.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 24.0% | 9.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 25.3% | 9.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 25.1% | 9.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 26.2% | 10.3% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Post-demographic dividend or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 26.9% against 15.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 11.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and United Kingdom rank globally for tax revenue?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.