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General government expenditure, % of GDP (OECD): United Kingdom

The latest reading SOTW holds for United Kingdom is 46.31% of GDP for 2025, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.EXPENDITURE.GDP.A · GBR

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
46.31
% of GDP · 2025
Previous
46.11
% of GDP · 2024
Earliest held
35.14
% of GDP · 2000
Readings shown
26
Every reading SOTW holds

United Kingdom · history

% of GDP · Annual

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:17:15.123Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government expenditure, % of GDP (OECD): United Kingdom: 26 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
202546.31
202446.11
202346.45
202245.34
202147.20
202051.69
201940.34
201840.51
201740.94
201641.39
201542.17
201442.85
201343.57
201245.34
201145.59
201047.15
200947.03
200844.20
200741.06
200640.86
200541.26
200440.08
200338.83
200237.59
200136.13
200035.14

Source: OECD. All 26 readings held, 2000 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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