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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Details
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 formerly called ‘VAT Factsheet’ and was published at the archived ‘UK Trade Info’website, which can be access via the National Archives.
Previous publications
Previous versions of this statistics release 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
Last updated 29 November 2023 + show all updates
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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.