United Kingdom — Central government expenditure
millions of GBP · Annual · 1689–2025 · 337 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.
For the United Kingdom, the central government expenditure reading stood at 1.25T GBP in 2025. Against 1.19T GBP in 2024, the period change was +5.13%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 41.3% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1689–2025
- Quarterly data, 1997–2026
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.25T GBP |
| 2024 | 1.19T GBP |
| 2023 | 1.15T GBP |
| 2022 | 1.07T GBP |
| 2021 | 1.01T GBP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 1.02T GBP |
| 2019 | 826.40B GBP |
| 2018 | 814.14B GBP |
| 2017 | 777.22B GBP |
| 2016 | 745.76B GBP |
| 2015 | 740.27B GBP |
| 2014 | 738.21B GBP |
| 2013 | 718.75B GBP |
| 2012 | 745.30B GBP |
| 2011 | 712.06B GBP |
| 2010 | 711.91B GBP |
| 2009 | 681.26B GBP |
| 2008 | 659.07B GBP |
| 2007 | 595.14B GBP |
| 2006 | 562.72B GBP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.