National Insurance contributions receipts by year
National Insurance contributions paid by employees, employers and the self-employed.
£200.8 billion
21.4%
HMRC records National Insurance contributions receipts of £200.8 billion in 2025 to 2026, 21.4% of all HMRC receipts that year. That compares with £172.5 billion in 2024 to 2025, a change of +16.4% in cash terms. Its share of total HMRC receipts ranged from 20.1% (2024 to 2025) to 24.6% (2020 to 2021).
Receipts by year
| Tax year | Receipts | Change on previous year | Share of HMRC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | £200.8 billion | +16.4% | 21.42% |
| 2024 to 2025 | £172.5 billion | -3.7% | 20.09% |
| 2023 to 2024 | £179.2 billion | +1.0% | 21.63% |
| 2022 to 2023 | £177.4 billion | +12.3% | 22.55% |
| 2021 to 2022 | £158.0 billion | +10.2% | 22.08% |
| 2020 to 2021 | £143.5 billion | +0.4% | 24.56% |
| 2019 to 2020 | £142.9 billion | +4.4% | 22.56% |
| 2018 to 2019 | £136.9 billion | +4.5% | 22.03% |
| 2017 to 2018 | £130.9 billion | +5.2% | 22.07% |
| 2016 to 2017 | £124.5 billion | +9.5% | 21.91% |
| 2015 to 2016 | £113.7 billion | +3.0% | 21.35% |
| 2014 to 2015 | £110.4 billion | +2.5% | 21.48% |
| 2013 to 2014 | £107.7 billion | +5.5% | 21.85% |
| 2012 to 2013 | £102.0 billion | +0.4% | 21.54% |
| 2011 to 2012 | £101.6 billion | +5.3% | 21.53% |
| 2010 to 2011 | £96.5 billion | +1.1% | 21.27% |
| 2009 to 2010 | £95.5 billion | -1.4% | 23.02% |
| 2008 to 2009 | £96.9 billion | -3.5% | 21.75% |
| 2007 to 2008 | £100.4 billion | +15.1% | 22.01% |
| 2006 to 2007 | £87.3 billion | 20.36% |
Source: HMRC receipts. About these figures · CSV
Rates and thresholds
- National Insurance Primary Threshold
- Employee National Insurance rate
- Employer National Insurance rate
- National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit
- National Insurance Secondary Threshold
- National Insurance Upper Earnings Limit
- Class 2 National Insurance
- Class 3 voluntary National Insurance
- Class 4 National Insurance
Sources and receipts
- HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK: statistics table, HM Revenue and Customs.
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