In 2019 the United Kingdom spent approximately 38 billion British pounds on defense, an increase of almost 2 billion pounds when compared with 2017/18. Although defense spending increased between 2005/06 and 2009/10, funding was cut by around 6 billion pounds between 2010 and 2013.
Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19
(in billion GBP)
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UK Ministry of Defence. (October 10, 2019). Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP)." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. (2019). Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Defense Spending in The United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence, Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) [Graph], UK Ministry of Defence, October 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/