In the 2022/23 financial year, total public sector expenditure in Scotland was approximately 106.6 billion British pounds, with social protection accounting for over 29.3 billion pounds of this spending, the most of any spending category.
Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP
Social protection
29,311
Health
17,615
Education and training
10,046
Reserved public sector debt interest
9,169
Accounting adjustments
7,843
Enterprise and economic development
6,082
Transport
4,897
Defence
4,540
Public order and safety
3,881
Public and common services
3,276
Housing and community amenities
2,766
Local government pension fund interest expenditure
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Scottish Government. (August 16, 2023). Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/
Scottish Government. "Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category (in million GBP)." Chart. August 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/
Scottish Government. (2023). Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/
Scottish Government. "Total Public Sector Expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by Spending Category (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/
Scottish Government, Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Total public sector expenditure in Scotland in 2022/23, by spending category (in million GBP) [Graph], Scottish Government, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/350751/scottish-public-expenditure-by-sector/
