United Kingdom — Government consumption (USD)
millions of USD · Annual · 1830–2026 · 197 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 reports the amount in millions of US dollars.
For the United Kingdom, the government consumption reading stood at 823.97B USD in 2025. Against 756.43B USD in 2024, the period change was +8.93%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 632.51B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 21.4% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1830–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 823.26B USD |
| 2025 | 823.97B USD |
| 2024 | 756.43B USD |
| 2023 | 694.02B USD |
| 2022 | 647.99B USD |
15 earlier values
| 2021 | 699.73B USD |
| 2020 | 610.11B USD |
| 2019 | 543.98B USD |
| 2018 | 532.12B USD |
| 2017 | 500.12B USD |
| 2016 | 516.61B USD |
| 2015 | 572.56B USD |
| 2014 | 609.21B USD |
| 2013 | 560.50B USD |
| 2012 | 562.96B USD |
| 2011 | 556.90B USD |
| 2010 | 534.61B USD |
| 2009 | 531.61B USD |
| 2008 | 595.84B USD |
| 2007 | 608.46B USD |
Values before 2007, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.