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Measuring tax gaps tables

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tables relating to measuring tax gaps.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 10 October 2013
• Last updated: 20 June 2024 — See all updates

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Measuring tax gaps tables 2024

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The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid.

Read the full Measuring tax gaps report.

Tables from previous years are available on The National Archives website:

• 2023 tables
• 2022 tables
• 2021 tables
• 2020 tables
• 2019 tables
• 2018 tables
• 2017 tables
• 2016 tables
• 2015 tables
• 2014 and earlier

Published 10 October 2013
Last updated 20 June 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 June 2024

   Added tables for 2024 report and archived 2023 version.

2. 22 June 2023

   Added tables for 2023 report and archived 2022 version.

3. 23 June 2022

   Added tables for 2022 edition and archived tables for the 2021 edition.

4. 16 September 2021

   Page updated with the tax gaps tables for 2021.

5. 9 July 2020

   Page updated with the tax gaps tables for 2020

6. 15 August 2019

   This release has been updated with a correction to the 2017 to 2018 lower estimate of the cigarette illicit market in Table 3.3.

7. 20 June 2019

   Updated to include tax gaps tables for 2019

8. 14 June 2018

   Updated to include tax gaps tables for 2018.

9. 26 October 2017

   Updated to include tax gaps tables for 2017

10. 20 October 2016

    Updated to include tax gaps tables for 2016

11. 22 October 2015

    Updated to include tax gap tables for 2015

12. 16 October 2014

    Added 2014 table of stats

13. 11 October 2013

    Updated to include tax gap tables for 2013

14. 10 October 2013

    First published.