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Percentage of government expenditure funded by domestic taxes
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
1999 72.3898741 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2000 73.72981527 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2001 70.8262178 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2002 67.05760133 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2003 64.57996601 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2004 64.2472268 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2005 63.33271076 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2006 64.51366385 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2007 64.6362948 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2008 60.9545991 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2009 52.77961505 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2010 55.27293289 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2011 58.58116425 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2012 57.39615916 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2013 60.9754432 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2014 61.79005166 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2015 63.64037081 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2016 65.58538646 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2017 67.18113609 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2018 66.4914613 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2019 66.68407369 Percentage (%) Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Normal value Units
2020 52.22376641 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
Indicator description
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

The precise definition of the indicator is the proportion of domestic budgetary central government expenditure funded by taxes. Revenue in the form of domestic taxes is based on the definition described in Chapter 5 of the Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014 (PDF, 4.7MB).
Available disaggregations
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 IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM). 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 29 October 2021
Metadata last updated 25 August 2021

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
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 17.1 opens in a new window
Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Monthly
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 20 August 2021
Next release

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Statistical classification

Official statistic
Contact details

fraser.munro@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.

The original source is published monthly, but this indicator is updated annually.
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