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Government consumption to GDP in United Kingdom

Latest: 21.2%
Previous: 20.9%
Change: +0.32 (+1.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government consumption to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government consumption to GDP in United Kingdom
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	18.0%
Dec 31, 1967	18.8%
Dec 31, 1968	18.2%
Dec 31, 1969	17.7%
Dec 31, 1970	17.7%
Dec 31, 1971	18.1%
Dec 31, 1972	18.4%
Dec 31, 1973	18.2%
Dec 31, 1974	20.1%
Dec 31, 1975	22.4%
Dec 31, 1976	22.1%
Dec 31, 1977	20.7%
Dec 31, 1978	20.2%
Dec 31, 1979	19.8%
Dec 31, 1980	21.3%
Dec 31, 1981	21.7%
Dec 31, 1982	21.6%
Dec 31, 1983	21.4%
Dec 31, 1984	21.1%
Dec 31, 1985	20.3%
Dec 31, 1986	20.2%
Dec 31, 1987	19.5%
Dec 31, 1988	18.8%
Dec 31, 1989	18.3%
Dec 31, 1990	18.5%
Dec 31, 1991	19.4%
Dec 31, 1992	19.9%
Dec 31, 1993	19.2%
Dec 31, 1994	18.8%
Dec 31, 1995	17.0%
Dec 31, 1996	16.5%
Dec 31, 1997	15.9%
Dec 31, 1998	15.9%
Dec 31, 1999	16.3%
Dec 31, 2000	16.5%
Dec 31, 2001	17.2%
Dec 31, 2002	18.1%
Dec 31, 2003	18.7%
Dec 31, 2004	19.3%
Dec 31, 2005	19.5%
Dec 31, 2006	19.7%
Dec 31, 2007	19.5%
Dec 31, 2008	20.2%
Dec 31, 2009	21.7%
Dec 31, 2010	21.4%
Dec 31, 2011	20.8%
Dec 31, 2012	20.6%
Dec 31, 2013	20.0%
Dec 31, 2014	19.6%
Dec 31, 2015	19.3%
Dec 31, 2016	19.0%
Dec 31, 2017	18.5%
Dec 31, 2018	18.3%
Dec 31, 2019	18.9%
Dec 31, 2020	22.3%
Dec 31, 2021	21.9%
Dec 31, 2022	20.6%
Dec 31, 2023	20.6%
Dec 31, 2024	20.9%
Dec 31, 2025	21.2%

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