In 2025/26, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 3.1 percent of its gross domestic product on economic affairs, compared with three percent in the previous financial year. During this time period, economic affairs spending as a share of GDP was highest in 2020/21 when it was 9.3 percent.
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HM Treasury. (July 16, 2026). Economic affairs expenditure as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2025/26 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1619743/uk-economic-affairs-spending-gdp-share/
HM Treasury. "Economic affairs expenditure as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2025/26." Chart. July 16, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1619743/uk-economic-affairs-spending-gdp-share/
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Economic affairs expenditure as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2025/26 [Graph], HM Treasury, July 16, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1619743/uk-economic-affairs-spending-gdp-share/
