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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- Annual data, 1830–2030
- Quarterly data, 1970–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 1.56T LCU |
| 2029 | 1.52T LCU |
| 2028 | 1.47T LCU |
| 2027 | 1.43T LCU |
| 2026 | 1.39T LCU |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 1.37T LCU |
| 2024 | 1.31T LCU |
| 2023 | 1.26T LCU |
| 2022 | 1.16T LCU |
| 2021 | 1.10T LCU |
| 2020 | 1.10T LCU |
| 2019 | 911.41B LCU |
| 2018 | 878.50B LCU |
| 2017 | 854.70B LCU |
| 2016 | 826.68B LCU |
| 2015 | 811.00B LCU |
| 2014 | 801.47B LCU |
| 2013 | 778.94B LCU |
| 2012 | 779.59B LCU |
| 2011 | 759.79B LCU |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.