Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom, 1972–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom peaked at 1 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1972.
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Colombia 1.22 compare
- 2 Belgium 1 compare
- 2 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 2 Brazil 1 compare
- 2 Denmark 1 compare
- 2 Finland 1 compare
- 2 Guatemala 1 compare
- 2 Ireland 1 compare
- 2 Iceland 1 compare
- 2 Israel 1 compare
- 2 Italy 1 compare
- 2 Lithuania 1 compare
- 2 Latvia 1 compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 2 Mauritius 1 compare
- 2 Netherlands 1 compare
- 2 Norway 1 compare
- 2 Peru 1 compare
- 2 Palau 1 compare
- 2 Poland 1 compare
- 2 Senegal 1 compare
- 2 Slovenia 1 compare
- 2 Sweden 1 compare
- 2 South Africa 1 compare
More public sector data for United Kingdom
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 609.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 36.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom?
- Taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
- How does United Kingdom rank for taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.