United Kingdom — General government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1830–2030 · 201 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 1.37T LCU in 2025. Against 1.31T LCU in 2024, the period change was +4.72%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 46.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
20301.56T LCU
20291.52T LCU
20281.47T LCU
20271.43T LCU
20261.39T LCU
15 earlier values
20251.37T LCU
20241.31T LCU
20231.26T LCU
20221.16T LCU
20211.10T LCU
20201.10T LCU
2019911.41B LCU
2018878.50B LCU
2017854.70B LCU
2016826.68B LCU
2015811.00B LCU
2014801.47B LCU
2013778.94B LCU
2012779.59B LCU
2011759.79B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.