United Kingdom — General government expenditure
millions of GBP · Annual · 1830–2031 · 202 observations
About this series
General 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 general government expenditure reading stood at 1.40T GBP in 2025. Against 1.34T GBP in 2024, the period change was +4.96%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 46.2% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1830–2031
- Quarterly data, 1970–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.68T GBP |
| 2030 | 1.62T GBP |
| 2029 | 1.57T GBP |
| 2028 | 1.53T GBP |
| 2027 | 1.49T GBP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 1.45T GBP |
| 2025 | 1.40T GBP |
| 2024 | 1.34T GBP |
| 2023 | 1.28T GBP |
| 2022 | 1.18T GBP |
| 2021 | 1.10T GBP |
| 2020 | 1.10T GBP |
| 2019 | 912.67B GBP |
| 2018 | 880.58B GBP |
| 2017 | 857.58B GBP |
| 2016 | 828.88B GBP |
| 2015 | 812.58B GBP |
| 2014 | 803.01B GBP |
| 2013 | 780.36B GBP |
| 2012 | 780.85B GBP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.