Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9465 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom stood at 0.9465. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom peaked at 0.9465 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7512, in 1998.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7644 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7596 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7595 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7512 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7842 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9381 | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8212 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8794 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.834 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8296 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7979 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8016 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8355 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8646 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8346 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7718 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8001 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8529 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8242 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8214 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8372 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8301 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7976 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7959 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8166 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9465 | +15.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.9465 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.9465 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7638 | 0.7512 | 0.7842 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8436 | 0.7979 | 0.9381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8148 | 0.7718 | 0.8529 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9465 | 0.9465 | 0.9465 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 10 Azerbaijan 0.9792 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.9736 compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.954 compare
- 14 Italy 0.9263 compare
- 15 Armenia 0.9247 compare
- 16 Bulgaria 0.9061 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom was 0.9465 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9465 in 2020.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7512 in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.