United Kingdom Sales Tax Rate - VAT 1977-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

The Sales Tax Rate in the United Kingdom stands at 20 percent. Sales Tax Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 16.69 percent from 1977 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 20 percent in 2011 and a record low of 8 percent in 1978.

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United Kingdom Taxes	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Corporate Tax Rate	19.00	19.00	52.00	19.00	percent	[+]
Personal Income Tax Rate	45.00	45.00	50.00	40.00	percent	[+]
Sales Tax Rate	20.00	20.00	20.00	8.00	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate	25.80	25.80	25.80	9.00	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate For Companies	13.80	13.80	13.80	10.20	percent	[+]
Social Security Rate For Employees	12.00	12.00	12.00	7.75	percent	[+]

United Kingdom Sales Tax Rate - VAT

In the United Kingdom, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the highest rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of the United Kingdom. This page provides - United Kingdom Sales Tax Rate | VAT - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Sales Tax Rate - VAT - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	20.00	20.00	20.00	8.00	1977 - 2018	percent	Yearly

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sales tax rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Italy	22.00	Dec/18	22	22	20	%	Yearly
Netherlands	21.00	Dec/18	21	21	17.5	%	Yearly
Spain	21.00	Dec/18	21	21	16	%	Yearly
Euro Area	20.80	Dec/18	20.8	20.8	13.5	%	Yearly
France	20.00	Dec/18	20	20	19.6	%	Yearly
United Kingdom	20.00	Dec/18	20	20	8	%	Yearly
Germany	19.00	Dec/18	19	19	16	%	Yearly
India	18.00	Dec/18	18	18	12.36	%	Yearly
Russia	18.00	Dec/18	18	18	18	%	Yearly
Turkey	18.00	Dec/18	18	18	18	%	Yearly
Brazil	17.00	Dec/18	17	17	17	%	Yearly
China	17.00	Dec/18	17	17	17	%	Yearly
Mexico	16.00	Dec/18	16	16	15	%	Yearly
Australia	10.00	Dec/18	10	10	10	%	Yearly
Indonesia	10.00	Dec/18	10	10	10	%	Yearly
South Korea	10.00	Dec/18	10	10	10	%	Yearly
Japan	8.00	Dec/18	8	8	5	%	Yearly
Switzerland	7.70	Dec/18	8	8	7.6	%	Yearly
Canada	5.00	Dec/18	5	7	5	%	Yearly
United States	0.00	Dec/18	0	0	0	%	Yearly