United Kingdom — Central government expenditure
millions of LCU · 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 1.21T LCU in 2025. Against 1.17T LCU in 2024, the period change was +3.72%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 41.3% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1689–2025
- Quarterly data, 1997–2025
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.21T LCU |
| 2024 | 1.17T LCU |
| 2023 | 1.14T LCU |
| 2022 | 1.05T LCU |
| 2021 | 996.74B LCU |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 1.01T LCU |
| 2019 | 819.42B LCU |
| 2018 | 806.92B LCU |
| 2017 | 771.76B LCU |
| 2016 | 740.89B LCU |
| 2015 | 735.83B LCU |
| 2014 | 733.27B LCU |
| 2013 | 715.65B LCU |
| 2012 | 741.84B LCU |
| 2011 | 708.93B LCU |
| 2010 | 708.70B LCU |
| 2009 | 676.63B LCU |
| 2008 | 655.53B LCU |
| 2007 | 592.42B LCU |
| 2006 | 560.42B LCU |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.