Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax was 20.95 Percentage of taxable income in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
20.95 Percentage of taxable income
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
22nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
26.18 Percentage of taxable income
in 2000
All-time low
20.95 Percentage of taxable income
in 2012
Years of data
13
2000–2012

Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United Kingdom, 2000–2012

01020302000200620122000: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2001: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2002: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2003: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2004: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2005: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2006: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2007: 26.2 Percentage of taxable income2008: 24.4 Percentage of taxable income2009: 24.4 Percentage of taxable income2010: 24.4 Percentage of taxable income2011: 22.7 Percentage of taxable income2012: 20.9 Percentage of taxable income

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.

Analysis

The most recent figure for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United Kingdom is 20.95 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United Kingdom peaked at 26.18 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.95 Percentage of taxable income, in 2012.

United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate in United Kingdom, 2000 to 2012.
Year Percentage of taxable income Change
2000 26.18 Percentage of taxable income
2001 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2002 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2003 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2004 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2005 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2006 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2007 26.18 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2008 24.44 Percentage of taxable income -6.6%
2009 24.44 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2010 24.44 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2011 22.69 Percentage of taxable income -7.2%
2012 20.95 Percentage of taxable income -7.7%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 20.95 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 Percentage of taxable income, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 20.95 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.98 Percentage of taxable income, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.83 Percentage of taxable income 24.44 Percentage of taxable income 26.18 Percentage of taxable income 10
2010s 22.69 Percentage of taxable income 20.95 Percentage of taxable income 24.44 Percentage of taxable income 3

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 19 Chile 23.57 Percentage of taxable income compare
  2. 19 South Africa 23.57 Percentage of taxable income compare
  3. 21 Greece 21.82 Percentage of taxable income compare
  4. 23 Austria 20.07 Percentage of taxable income compare
  5. 24 Denmark 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
  6. 24 Norway 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
  7. 24 Slovenia 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
  8. 24 Indonesia 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United Kingdom?
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United Kingdom was 20.95 Percentage of taxable income in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 26.18 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
What is the lowest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 20.95 Percentage of taxable income in 2012.
How does United Kingdom rank for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax?
United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
Is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate
Unit
Percentage of taxable income
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
49 places, 927 data points, 2000–2025
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators that capture the effect of income-based R&D tax incentives on firms’ investment costs: The EATR for R&D measures the impact of taxation on R&D investments that earn an economic profit. the user cost of capital for R&D measures the return that a firm needs to realise on an R&D investment before tax to offset all costs and taxes that arise from the investment, making zero economic profit. Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.