In the 2023/24 financial year, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 26.8 billion British pounds on Railways, compared with 6.1 billion on national roads, six billion on local roads, 4.9 billion on local public transport, and 2.3 billion on other forms of transport.
Public sector expenditure on transport in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by category
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP
Railways
26,807
National roads
6,117
Local roads
6,052
Local public transport
4,902
Other transport
2,280
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Expenditure in million GBP26,80726,8076,1176,1176,0526,0524,9024,9022,2802,280RailwaysNational roadsLocal roadsLocal public transportOther transport
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 30, 2024). Public sector expenditure on transport in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by category (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298675/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-transport-by-category/
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