Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7066 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom, 1973–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom stood at 0.7066.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7544 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5727, in 2006.
United Kingdom ranks 24th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.6681 | — |
| 1974 | 0.6834 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6722 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7434 | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7422 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7392 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7319 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7487 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7544 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7476 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.747 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7511 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7437 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7316 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7079 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.706 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6865 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6718 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6786 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7037 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7304 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7338 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5968 | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6149 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6024 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5997 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6011 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5991 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5842 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5865 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5737 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5788 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5838 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5727 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5763 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5928 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5959 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6064 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6137 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6254 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6275 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6308 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6274 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6313 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6334 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6391 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6605 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7066 | +7.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.7066 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.7066 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7115 | 0.6681 | 0.7434 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7325 | 0.6865 | 0.7544 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6533 | 0.5968 | 0.7338 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5844 | 0.5727 | 0.5991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6295 | 0.6064 | 0.6605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7066 | 0.7066 | 0.7066 | 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom was 0.7066 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7544 in 1981.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5727 in 2006.
- How does United Kingdom rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- United Kingdom ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Use of goods and 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.