Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8364 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, 1972–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom stood at 0.8364.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom peaked at 0.9536 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.8263, in 1995.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9536 | — |
| 1973 | 0.9464 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9493 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9493 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9463 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9446 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9437 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9476 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9458 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9506 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9531 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9113 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9046 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9057 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9066 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.906 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9036 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8991 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8961 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8884 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8782 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8667 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8587 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8263 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8281 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8388 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.841 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8455 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8453 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.847 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8421 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.847 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8497 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8449 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8451 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8438 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8428 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.836 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8353 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8353 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8319 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.833 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8349 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8348 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8369 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.839 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8364 | -0.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.8364 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.8364 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9476 | 0.9437 | 0.9536 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9186 | 0.8991 | 0.9531 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8568 | 0.8263 | 0.8961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8455 | 0.8421 | 0.8497 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8352 | 0.8319 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8364 | 0.8364 | 0.8364 | 1 |
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom was 0.8364 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9536 in 1972.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8263 in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.