Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 81st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 78 South Africa 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Romania 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Colombia 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Chile 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Benin 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- 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$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.