Ireland vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 15,199 National currency against 1,708 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 13,491 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 8.9 times Ireland's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 20 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.65 National currency | 2,308 National currency | 2,102 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,538 National currency | 5,477 National currency | 3,939 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 646.24 National currency | 6,940 National currency | 6,294 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,523 National currency | 15,133 National currency | 13,611 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Ireland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 15,199 National currency against 1,708 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 13,491 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Ireland ranks 6th 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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About this data
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