Percentage of government expenditure funded by domestic taxes

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Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
1999 72.4245737743 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2000 73.7798760696 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2001 71.2006475029 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2002 66.902673435 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2003 64.3720324176 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2004 64.0237176203 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2005 63.2540727623 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2006 64.458026436 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2007 64.6030556603 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2008 60.8962598293 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2009 52.7083164935 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2010 55.1942482567 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2011 58.5864430905 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2012 57.5048846415 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2013 61.0868433326 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2014 61.650371736 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2015 63.4123934775 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2016 66.0110148518 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2017 66.3418430517 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2018 65.564191809 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2019 65.4619477836 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2020 51.5144474641 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2021 59.1434181552 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2022 63.5119102505 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Percentage of government expenditure funded by domestic taxes
Indicator description

This indicator supports an understanding of the extent to which countries’ recurrent and capital outlays are actually covered by domestic revenue mobilization in the form of taxation. There are also complementarities with Indicator 17.1.1, which facilitates an understanding of the “tax burden”. Both indicators are important in relation to achieving longer-term development objectives.
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Definitions are based on Chapter 5 of the Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014 (PDF, 4.7MB).

The precise definition of the indicator is the proportion of domestic budgetary central government expenditure funded by taxes.

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction.

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited amounts receivable by government units from institutional units. Taxes can be receivable in cash or in kind. By its nature, only a government unit can receive revenue in the form of taxes
Available disaggregations

Not available for this indicator
Calculations

(Government taxes / (expenses + net investment in non-financial assets)) * 100
Other information

The government expenditure data used for the calculations is based on the International Monetary Fund’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014. See the International Monetary Fund's Government Finance Statistics framework in the public sector finances for more information.

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

Data last updated 04 August 2023
Metadata last updated 04 August 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes
Target name

Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Statistics Department (Government Finance Division)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 17.1 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1999
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source International Monetary Fund’s Government Finance Statistics framework in the public sector finances Appendix E opens in a new window
Release date 21 July 2023
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official statistic
Contact details

public.sector.inquiries@ons.gov.uk
Other information

General government data are acquired from tab SO-GG, Code 11 Total Taxes, Code 2 Expense, and Code 31 Net investments in non-financial assets.

Please note that while the source dataset is published monthly, the SDG indicator is updated annually.
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