Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average was 21.52 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in United Kingdom, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in United Kingdom is 21.52 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in United Kingdom peaked at 22.43 Percentage of taxable income in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.84 Percentage of taxable income, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.43 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 14.56 Percentage of taxable income | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.89 Percentage of taxable income | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.29 Percentage of taxable income | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.84 Percentage of taxable income | -74.9% |
| 2022 | 5.05 Percentage of taxable income | +31.7% |
| 2023 | 22.43 Percentage of taxable income | +343.9% |
| 2024 | 21.91 Percentage of taxable income | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 21.52 Percentage of taxable income | -1.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 21.52 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.64 Percentage of taxable income, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 21.52 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.52 Percentage of taxable income, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.62 Percentage of taxable income | 14.43 Percentage of taxable income | 14.89 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.01 Percentage of taxable income | 3.84 Percentage of taxable income | 22.43 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 60 Saudi Arabia 21.98 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 61 Israel 21.71 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 62 Estonia 21.58 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 64 Slovenia 21.04 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 65 Ukraine 20.64 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 66 Panama 20.25 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 417.14 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in United Kingdom?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in United Kingdom was 21.52 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 22.43 Percentage of taxable income in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 Percentage of taxable income in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- United Kingdom ranks 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.