In 2019 the United Kingdom spent approximately 38 billion British pounds on defense, an increase of almost 2 billion pounds when compared with 2017/18. Although defense spending increased between 2005/06 and 2009/10, funding was cut by around 6 billion pounds between 2010 and 2013.
Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP)
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Statistics on Defense industry in the United Kingdom
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Turnover of European companies in the defense industry 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Turnover of the aerospace and defense industry in Europe by sector 2015-2019
- Basic Statistic Turnover of the defense industry in the UK 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the defense industry in the UK 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Value of defense exports by sector from the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2019
- Basic Statistic Military defense expenditure of the UK 2005-2018
- Premium Statistic Government spending on defense in the UK 1998-2022
- Basic Statistic UK: market share of defense exports by the UK and competitors 2010-2019
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Turnover for aerospace, defense, security and space industries in the UK 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Defense spending as share of GDP in the UK 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Defense spending by type in the UK 2021/22
- Basic Statistic Public expenditure on defense R&D in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2019
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom (UK) military expenditure from 2000-2019
Companies
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- Basic Statistic Dependency of defense suppliers on MOD business in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic QinetiQ: annual revenue 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Babcock International: annual revenue 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Underlying revenue of Rolls Royce's defense aerospace sector 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Revenue of the defense technology supplier BAE Systems 2003-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue by sector of the Chemring Group 2018-2020
Special focus: weapon sales
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- Premium Statistic Costs indices for weapons and ammunition from in the United Kingdom from 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Export value of weapons and ammunition from the United Kingdom 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Import value of weapons and ammunition in the United Kingdom 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Weapons and ammunition: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2019
- Premium Statistic Shotguns and rifles: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008 to 2020
- Premium Statistic Shotguns and rifles: sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Spring or air weapons: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Spring or air weapons: sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
Further related statistics
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- Military expenditure APAC 2020, by country
- Forecast increase in military and defense spending 2010-2020, by world region
- Guatemala: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Defense budget forecast in Russia 2015-2020
- Expected defense budget of France 2015-2020
- Expected defense budgets of the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2020
- Colombia: military spending as share of government expenditure 2010-2020
- Expected defense budget of Germany 2015-2020
- Uruguay: value of military spending 2013-2020
- El Salvador: value of military spending 2013-2020
- Argentina: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Dominican Republic: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Mexico: military spending 2013-2021
- Venezuela: value of military spending 2013-2019
- U.S. Defense spending on drones in 2017 budget, by drone type
- Public perception on contribution of the Armed Forces in the UK 2017
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Statistics
- Military expenditure APAC 2020, by country
- Forecast increase in military and defense spending 2010-2020, by world region
- Guatemala: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Defense budget forecast in Russia 2015-2020
- Expected defense budget of France 2015-2020
- Expected defense budgets of the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2020
- Colombia: military spending as share of government expenditure 2010-2020
- Expected defense budget of Germany 2015-2020
- Uruguay: value of military spending 2013-2020
- El Salvador: value of military spending 2013-2020
- Argentina: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Dominican Republic: value of military spending 2013-2021
- Mexico: military spending 2013-2021
- Venezuela: value of military spending 2013-2019
- U.S. Defense spending on drones in 2017 budget, by drone type
- Public perception on contribution of the Armed Forces in the UK 2017
UK Ministry of Defence. (October 10, 2019). Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP)." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. (2019). Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence. "Defense Spending in The United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/
UK Ministry of Defence, Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Defense spending in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2018/19 (in billion GBP) [Graph], UK Ministry of Defence, October 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283300/united-kingdom-uk-military-defense-spending-y-on-y/