Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8427 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom is 0.8427, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8945 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8427, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8935 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8927 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8916 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8852 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.882 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8732 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8852 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8837 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8897 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8945 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8912 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8923 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8876 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8846 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8839 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8941 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8929 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8856 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8659 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.859 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8577 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8551 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8514 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8488 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8452 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8427 | -0.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.8427 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.8427 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.889 | 0.882 | 0.8935 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8866 | 0.8732 | 0.8945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8656 | 0.8452 | 0.8941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8427 | 0.8427 | 0.8427 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United Kingdom was 0.8427 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8945 in 2004.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8427 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 protection, 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.