Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) was 298.90 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Transactions in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom is 298.90 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom peaked at 298.90 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.67 billion, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.67 billion | — |
| 2000 | 103.62 billion | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 112.47 billion | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 119.22 billion | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 128.52 billion | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 138.99 billion | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 148.28 billion | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 157.29 billion | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 164.17 billion | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 170.75 billion | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 176.05 billion | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 179.62 billion | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 178.91 billion | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 177.35 billion | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 156.89 billion | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 159.87 billion | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 159.75 billion | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 162.78 billion | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 178.43 billion | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 191.16 billion | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 200.22 billion | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 214.42 billion | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 222.42 billion | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 236.10 billion | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 260.38 billion | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 280.60 billion | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 298.90 billion | +6.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 298.90 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 142.79 billion, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 298.90 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 104.09 billion, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.67 billion | 97.67 billion | 97.67 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 141.94 billion | 103.62 billion | 176.05 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.50 billion | 156.89 billion | 200.22 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 252.14 billion | 214.42 billion | 298.90 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom?
- Compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom was 298.90 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 298.90 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.67 billion in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.