Historic non-domestic rates multipliers

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Next update expected:April 2026

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15th April 2026

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2026-27 data have been added.

14th January 2026
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Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
No specific source from data provider
Time period covered
April 1990 to March 2027

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Non-domestic rates (NDR), often referred to as business rates, are a local tax through which owners or occupiers (‘ratepayers’) of non-domestic properties contribute financially towards the provision of local services.

The Non-Domestic Rating Multiplier is the rate by which the rateable value is multiplied to give the annual rates bill for a property. This dataset provides the multiplier for each financial year. The multiplier is set annually by the Welsh Ministers, and up until 2026-27, the same multiplier applied to all non-domestic properties in Wales. From 2026-27 onwards, there has been a three multiplier system.

Data collection or calculation

Prior to 2018-19, the multiplier increased by no more than the rate of the increase in the Retail Price Index (RPI) (outside of a revaluation year). Since 2018-19, the NDR multiplier has been set by the Welsh Government each year based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) . However, the Welsh Ministers may set a value lower than the relevant index, as occurred in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

From 2026-27, the single multiplier has been split into three multipliers. There is a lower 'retail' multiplier, for properties in the retail sector with a rateable value up to £51,000. There is a 'higher' multiplier, for properties with a rateable value over £100,000. There is also a 'standard' multiplier for all other properties.

Statistical quality

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Welsh Government
Contact email
localtaxationpolicy@gov.wales