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United Kingdom - Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP) 0.16

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 171 economies tracked

Latest value

0.16 (2019)

Global rank

#n/a of 171 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1990

0.53×

Ranking Race — Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#1511990199520002005201020152020#87#1142018 overtook Japan2019 overtook Peru
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. United Kingdom climbed from #87 to #114 (overtook Japan). 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.

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.

2018
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Peru in global rank auto

Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1990-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020190.150.20.260.31
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