Iceland vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Iceland
77,684 National currency
in 2024
United Kingdom
15,199 National currency
in 2025
Iceland rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
4th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199520102025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 77,684 National currency against 15,199 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 62,485 National currency.

That makes Iceland's figure about 5.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iceland ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 20 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 3,120 National currency 3,356 National currency 236.19 National currency United Kingdom
2000s 16,073 National currency 5,477 National currency 10,596 National currency Iceland
2010s 25,225 National currency 6,940 National currency 18,285 National currency Iceland
2020s 52,279 National currency 15,133 National currency 37,145 National currency Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Iceland or United Kingdom?
Iceland, at 77,684 National currency against 15,199 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Iceland and United Kingdom?
62,485 National currency, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Iceland ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on holding gains. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on holding gains
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 634 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org