Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics
An overview of VAT statistics, covering receipts information and the characteristics of the VAT trader population in the UK.
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About this publication
This annual Official Statistics publication provides information on VAT receipts in the UK, including Home VAT and Import VAT. It also contains statistics and analysis on the VAT trader population and registrations.
Before December 2018, the publication was called ‘VAT Factsheet’ and was published at the archived ‘UK Trade Info’ website, which can be accessed via The National Archives.
Previous publications
Previous versions of this statistics release since December 2018 are available on The National Archives website.
Quality report
Further details for this statistical release, including data suitability and coverage, are included within the Quality report: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics.
Updates to this page
Published 14 December 2018Last updated 3 December 2024 + show all updates
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Two figures in the commentary have been amended. The labels in Figure 5 now to point to the correct numbers. The presentation of the chart version of Figure 2 has been revised for clarity.
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Figures and commentary updated from financial year 2022 to 2023 to financial year 2023 to 2024.
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Figures and commentary updated from tax year 2021 to 2022 to tax year 2022 to 2023.
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Published statistics for 2021 to 2022.
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Publication of correction to VAT registered population statistics.
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Announcement added relating to an identified error within VAT registered population statistics.
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Published statistics for 2020 to 2021.
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Removed old documentation, added a revision note, added a National Archives link and replaced documentation with the revised and accessible versions.
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Added revision announcement to the 'Details' section.
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Information for the consultation on the reduction and consolidation of HMRC statistics publications added
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Published statistics for 2019 to 2020.
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Published statistics for 2018 to 2019.
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First published.