Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2012
All-time low
13.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 16.7% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom peaked at 16.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 26th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.0% | — |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 26 Serbia 16.7% compare
- 26 Moldova 16.7% compare
- 26 Estonia 16.7% compare
- 26 Armenia 16.7% compare
- 26 Russia 16.7% compare
- 26 Ukraine 16.7% compare
- 26 France 16.7% compare
- 26 Morocco 16.7% compare
- 26 Belarus 16.7% compare
- 26 Austria 16.7% compare
- 26 Slovakia 16.7% compare
- 26 Madagascar 16.7% compare
- 26 Albania 16.7% compare
- 26 Bulgaria 16.7% compare
More health data for United Kingdom
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,134 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 461 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7128 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in United Kingdom was 16.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- United Kingdom ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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