United Kingdom — Government consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1830–2027 · 198 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United Kingdom, the government consumption reading stood at 21.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 20.9% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.31 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 20.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 21.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 20.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 20.6 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2022 | 20.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 22.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 18.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 19.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 20.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 20.8 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 21.4 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 20.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.