United Kingdom - Taxes and Bureaucracy 4.92
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 118 economies
Share of global total
1.9%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #3 to #22 (overtook India). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Key Events — United Kingdom
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2008Banking crisis curatedNorthern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.
2014Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2015Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2016Brexit referendum curatedVote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.
2020Overtook India in global rank auto
2023Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2024
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