UK government spending as a share of GDP 2026| ��ƽ��

Total managed expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP in the United Kingdom from 1900/01 to 2030/31

Characteristic	Outturn	Forecast
2030/31*	-	44.3%
2029/30*	-	44.4%
2028/29*	-	44.6%
2027/28*	-	44.9%
2026/27*	-	44.9%
2025/26	44.6%	44.6%
2024/25	44%	-
2023/24	44.1%	-
2022/23	44.1%	-
2021/22	43.4%	-
2020/21	52.3%	-
2019/20	39.1%	-
2018/19	39.1%	-
2017/18	39.7%	-
2016/17	40%	-
2015/16	40.8%	-
2014/15	41.6%	-
2013/14	42.2%	-
2012/13	43.8%	-
2011/12	44.4%	-
2010/11	45.5%	-
2009/10	46%	-
2008/09	43%	-
2007/08	40%	-
2006/07	39.7%	-
2005/06	39.7%	-
2004/05	39.7%	-
2003/04	38.7%	-
2002/03	37.4%	-
2001/02	36.1%	-
2000/01	34.9%	-
1999/00	34.6%	-
1998/99	35%	-
1997/98	35.5%	-
1996/97	35.4%	-
1995/96	37.2%	-
1994/95	37.4%	-
1993/94	37.8%	-
1992/93	38.2%	-
1991/92	36.7%	-
1990/91	34.8%	-
1989/90	34.6%	-
1988/89	34.4%	-
1987/88	37%	-
1986/87	39.2%	-
1985/86	40.3%	-
1984/85	42.4%	-
1983/84	42.7%	-
1982/83	43.1%	-
1981/82	42.8%	-
1980/81	42.8%	-
1979/80	40.9%	-
1978/79	41.4%	-
1977/78	42.3%	-
1976/77	45.1%	-
1975/76	46.5%	-
1974/75	44.7%	-
1973/74	40.3%	-
1972/73	38.5%	-
1971/72	39.3%	-
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	35.9%	-
1959/60	35.9%	-
1958/59	35.9%	-
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	55.1%	-
1944/45	61.8%	-
1943/44	62.2%	-
1942/43	60.9%	-
1941/42	59.7%	-
1940/41	55.5%	-
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	26.9%	-
1925/26	25.7%	-
1924/25	24.8%	-
1923/24	25.3%	-
1922/23	26.8%	-
1921/22	27.7%	-
1920/21	22.7%	-
1919/20	27.8%	-
1918/19	42.2%	-
1917/18	47.2%	-
1916/17	45.9%	-
1915/16	42%	-
1914/15	24.5%	-
1913/14	14%	-
1912/13	12.5%	-
1911/12	12.4%	-
1910/11	12.4%	-
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%	-