Alcohol duties receipts by year
Duties on spirits, beer, wine and cider. HMRC gives each separately; the total is the sum of the four.
£12.4 billion
1.3%
HMRC records Alcohol duties receipts of £12.4 billion in 2025 to 2026, 1.3% of all HMRC receipts that year. That compares with £12.6 billion in 2024 to 2025, a change of -1.4% in cash terms. The highest year in HMRC's table is 2021 to 2022, at £13.1 billion. Its share of total HMRC receipts ranged from 1.3% (2025 to 2026) to 2.2% (2009 to 2010).
Receipts by year
| Tax year | Receipts | Change on previous year | Share of HMRC receipts | Spirits Duties | Beer Duties | Wines Duties | Cider Duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | £12.4 billion | -1.4% | 1.33% | £4.1 billion | £3.5 billion | £4.6 billion | £296 million |
| 2024 to 2025 | £12.6 billion | +0.2% | 1.47% | £4.2 billion | £3.5 billion | £4.7 billion | £221 million |
| 2023 to 2024 | £12.6 billion | +1.2% | 1.52% | £4.1 billion | £3.6 billion | £4.6 billion | £220 million |
| 2022 to 2023 | £12.4 billion | -5.1% | 1.58% | £4.1 billion | £3.7 billion | £4.4 billion | £236 million |
| 2021 to 2022 | £13.1 billion | +8.3% | 1.83% | £4.4 billion | £3.7 billion | £4.7 billion | £234 million |
| 2020 to 2021 | £12.1 billion | +2.3% | 2.07% | £4.1 billion | £3.1 billion | £4.7 billion | £248 million |
| 2019 to 2020 | £11.8 billion | -2.3% | 1.87% | £3.8 billion | £3.4 billion | £4.3 billion | £270 million |
| 2018 to 2019 | £12.1 billion | +5.9% | 1.95% | £3.8 billion | £3.7 billion | £4.4 billion | £279 million |
| 2017 to 2018 | £11.4 billion | +2.6% | 1.93% | £3.4 billion | £3.5 billion | £4.3 billion | £294 million |
| 2016 to 2017 | £11.2 billion | +4.4% | 1.96% | £3.4 billion | £3.3 billion | £4.2 billion | £288 million |
| 2015 to 2016 | £10.7 billion | +1.9% | 2.01% | £3.1 billion | £3.3 billion | £4.0 billion | £296 million |
| 2014 to 2015 | £10.5 billion | +0.3% | 2.04% | £3.0 billion | £3.3 billion | £3.8 billion | £320 million |
| 2013 to 2014 | £10.5 billion | +2.3% | 2.12% | £3.1 billion | £3.3 billion | £3.7 billion | £340 million |
| 2012 to 2013 | £10.2 billion | +1.8% | 2.16% | £2.9 billion | £3.4 billion | £3.5 billion | £326 million |
| 2011 to 2012 | £10.0 billion | +6.8% | 2.13% | £2.9 billion | £3.5 billion | £3.4 billion | £329 million |
| 2010 to 2011 | £9.4 billion | +4.3% | 2.07% | £2.7 billion | £3.3 billion | £3.1 billion | £324 million |
| 2009 to 2010 | £9.0 billion | +6.4% | 2.17% | £2.6 billion | £3.2 billion | £2.9 billion | £311 million |
| 2008 to 2009 | £8.5 billion | +2.0% | 1.90% | £2.4 billion | £3.1 billion | £2.7 billion | £244 million |
| 2007 to 2008 | £8.3 billion | +4.9% | 1.82% | £2.4 billion | £3.1 billion | £2.6 billion | £220 million |
| 2006 to 2007 | £7.9 billion | 1.85% | £2.3 billion | £3.1 billion | £2.4 billion | £200 million |
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Sources and receipts
- HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK: statistics table, HM Revenue and Customs.
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