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United Kingdom - Individual Income Tax Revenue (% of GDP) 9.04

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

9.04 (2019)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 1990

0.93×

Ranking Race — Individual Income Tax Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#551990199520002005201020152020#12#172005 overtook Ireland2017 overtook South Africa
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. United Kingdom climbed from #12 to #17 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Black Wednesday curated

Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.

2005
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2017
Overtook South Africa in global rank auto

Individual Income Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1990-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020197.678.379.089.78

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