General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9841 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.9841 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.55 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9841, in 2020.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.38 | — |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.48 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.55 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9841 | -2.4% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.9841 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.9841 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.19 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 | 0.9841 | 0.9841 | 1 |
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More public sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9841 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 in 2003.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 General public services, 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.