Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 5.8 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 5.8 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 6 Percentage of taxable income in 2023 and was at its lowest, -94.61 Percentage of taxable income, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 2.48 Percentage of taxable income | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.49 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.54 Percentage of taxable income | +2.1% |
| 2021 | -72.54 Percentage of taxable income | -2958.3% |
| 2022 | -94.61 Percentage of taxable income | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 6 Percentage of taxable income | -106.3% |
| 2024 | 5.73 Percentage of taxable income | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 5.8 Percentage of taxable income | +1.2% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 5.8 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.11 Percentage of taxable income, 29% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 5.8 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.05 Percentage of taxable income, 22% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.49 Percentage of taxable income | 2.48 Percentage of taxable income | 2.5 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | -24.51 Percentage of taxable income | -94.61 Percentage of taxable income | 6 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 75 Macau, China 7.55 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 76 Qatar 7.46 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 77 Cyprus 6.67 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 79 Singapore 2.83 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 80 Netherlands 2.44 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 81 Liechtenstein 0.426 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 5.8 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 marginal recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 Percentage of taxable income in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.61 Percentage of taxable income in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.