Compensation of employees, Transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Compensation of employees, Transactions was 298.90 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 298.90 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.67 billion, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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% |
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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More public sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 36.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,180 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Compensation of employees, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 298.90 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 298.90 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.67 billion in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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About this data
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.