Expenditure, Transactions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Expenditure, Transactions was 1.37 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, Transactions in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, expenditure, transactions in United Kingdom stood at 1.37 trillion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, transactions in United Kingdom peaked at 1.37 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 382.25 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.
Expenditure, Transactions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 382.25 billion | — |
| 2000 | 405.82 billion | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 432.80 billion | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 466.25 billion | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 506.07 billion | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 548.86 billion | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 595.33 billion | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 621.63 billion | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 656.42 billion | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 730.85 billion | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 756.02 billion | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 783.21 billion | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 777.97 billion | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 793.27 billion | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 775.94 billion | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 796.02 billion | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 801.89 billion | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 812.84 billion | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 850.75 billion | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 889.33 billion | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 908.83 billion | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 trillion | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 trillion | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 trillion | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 trillion | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 1.37 trillion | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382.25 billion | 382.25 billion | 382.25 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 572.01 billion | 405.82 billion | 756.02 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 819.00 billion | 775.94 billion | 908.83 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 trillion | 1.09 trillion | 1.37 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More public sector data for United Kingdom
- Arms imports 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 81.76 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, transactions in United Kingdom?
- Expenditure, transactions in United Kingdom was 1.37 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.25 billion in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for expenditure, transactions?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, transactions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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 Expenditure, 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.