UK government spending as a share of GDP 2024 | Statista

Government spending in the United Kingdom was approximately 44.9 percent of GDP in 2023/24, compared with 45.3 percent in the previous financial year.

Total managed expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP in the United Kingdom from 1900/01 to 2029/23

Characteristic	Government spending as a share of GDP
2029/30*	44.5%
2028/29*	44.6%
2027/28*	44.8%
2026/27*	45.1%
2025/26*	45.3%
2024/25*	45.3%
2023/24	44.9%
2022/23	45.3%
2021/22	44.2%
2020/21	53.1%
2019/20	39.6%
2018/19	39.5%
2017/18	40%
2016/17	40.4%
2015/16	41.2%
2014/15	42%
2013/14	42.5%
2012/13	44%
2011/12	44.6%
2010/11	45.7%
2009/10	46.4%
2008/09	43.5%
2007/08	40.3%
2006/07	40%
2005/06	39.9%
2004/05	39.9%
2003/04	38.9%
2002/03	37.6%
2001/02	36.3%
2000/01	35.1%
1999/00	34.8%
1998/99	35.2%
1997/98	35.7%
1996/97	35.6%
1995/96	37.3%
1994/95	37.5%
1993/94	37.8%
1992/93	38.3%
1991/92	36.8%
1990/91	35%
1989/90	34.8%
1988/89	34.6%
1987/88	37.2%
1986/87	39.3%
1985/86	40.5%
1984/85	42.5%
1983/84	42.8%
1982/83	43.3%
1981/82	43%
1980/81	42.9%
1979/80	41%
1978/79	41.5%
1977/78	42.3%
1976/77	45.2%
1975/76	46.5%
1974/75	44.8%
1973/74	40.3%
1972/73	38.5%
1971/72	39.4%
1970/71	39.5%
1969/70	40.1%
1968/69	41.4%
1967/68	42.9%
1966/67	40%
1965/66	38.5%
1964/65	37%
1963/64	37.3%
1962/63	37.3%
1961/62	37.6%
1960/61	36%
1959/60	36%
1958/59	36%
1957/58	35.2%
1956/57	36%
1955/56	35.8%
1954/55	38.9%
1953/54	40.5%
1952/53	41.3%
1951/52	40.6%
1950/51	39.2%
1949/50	38.5%
1948/49	38.6%
1947/48	37.7%
1946/47	43.5%
1945/46	55.2%
1944/45	61.8%
1943/44	62.3%
1942/43	61%
1941/42	59.7%
1940/41	55.6%
1939/40	40.1%
1938/39	30.8%
1937/38	27.4%
1936/37	26.3%
1935/36	26.2%
1934/35	26%
1933/34	26.8%
1932/33	28.7%
1931/32	29.4%
1930/31	27.4%
1929/30	25.9%
1928/29	25.5%
1927/28	25.5%
1926/27	27%
1925/26	25.7%
1924/25	24.8%
1923/24	25.3%
1922/23	26.8%
1921/22	27.8%
1920/21	22.7%
1919/20	27.8%
1918/19	42.3%
1917/18	47.2%
1916/17	46%
1915/16	42%
1914/15	24.5%
1913/14	14%
1912/13	12.5%
1911/12	12.4%
1910/11	12.5%
1909/10	12.5%
1908/09	12.2%
1907/08	11.6%
1906/07	11.8%
1905/06	12.5%
1904/05	13.2%
1903/04	13.8%
1902/03	14.9%
1901/02	15.5%
1900/01	14.4%

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Release date

October 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

1900 to 2030

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*Forecast data

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