Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Luxembourg
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 12.4% against 12.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 1.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.1% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
- Luxembourg, at 12.4% against 12.1% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Luxembourg ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.