The central government of the United Kingdom had a current expenditure of approximately 943.2 billion British pounds in 2020/21, compared with 73.8 billion pounds in the 2019/20 financial year.
Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP)
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Statistics on Economy of the UK
Gross domestic product
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- Basic Statistic GDP of the UK 1948-2022
- Basic Statistic Annual GDP growth in the UK 1949-2022
- Basic Statistic GDP per capita in the UK 1955-2022
- Basic Statistic Quarterly GDP of the UK 1955-2022
- Basic Statistic Quarterly GDP growth of the UK 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Quarterly GDP per capita in the UK 1955-2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly GDP of the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Monthly GDP growth of the UK 2020-2023
Labor Market
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2023
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1971-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 1971-2021
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the UK 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
Inflation
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- Basic Statistic CPI inflation rate in the UK 1989-2023
- Basic Statistic RPI inflation rate in the UK 1948-2023
- Premium Statistic CPIH inflation rate in the UK 1989-2023
- Premium Statistic PPI in the UK 2010-2023
- Basic Statistic CPI inflation rate in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Consumer Price Index in the UK 1988-2023
- Basic Statistic Retail Price Index in the UK 1987-2023
- Premium Statistic CPIH in the UK 1988-2023
Government finances
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- Basic Statistic Central government current expenditure UK 1997-2021
- Basic Statistic Government current receipts in the UK 1997-2021
- Basic Statistic Public sector net debt in the UK 1997-2021
- Premium Statistic Public sector net borrowing as a percentage of GDP in the UK 1920-2021
- Basic Statistic Government borrowing in the UK 1997-2021
- Basic Statistic National debt as a percentage of GDP in the UK 1920-2022
- Basic Statistic Public sector spending in the United Kingdom 2021/22
- Basic Statistic Government revenue sources in the United Kingdom 2021/22, by source
Business Enterprise
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- Basic Statistic Largest companies in the United Kingdom based on revenue 2022
- Basic Statistic Largest UK companies based on number of global employees 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of businesses by enterprise size in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of local business units in the UK 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Business investment index in the UK 1997-2022
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- Public sector expenditure in Hong Kong 2021/2022, by type
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- United Kingdom (UK): public sector net investment 2004-2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 22, 2022). Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP)." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Central Government Current Expenditure in The United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Central government current expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1997/98 to 2020/21 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282778/central-government-current-expenditure-uk/