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Year GDP-UK £ billion Population-UK million Interest-total percent GDP 1900 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 41.214 2.22 a 1901 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 41.600 2.12 a 1902 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 41.965 2.30 a 1903 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 42.334 2.73 a 1904 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 42.705 2.73 a 1905 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.080 2.76 a 1906 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.459 2.75 a 1907 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.840 2.59 a 1908 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.225 2.72 a 1909 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.613 2.73 a 1910 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.005 2.66 a 1911 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.400 2.56 a 1912 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.133 2.52 a 1913 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.868 2.51 a 1914 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.604 2.43 a 1915 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.342 2.14 a 1916 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.081 2.98 a 1917 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.822 3.98 a 1918 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.564 4.56 a 1919 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.308 5.70 a 1920 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.053 6.27 a 1921 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.072 7.94 a 1922 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.268 8.56 a 1923 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.465 9.17 a 1924 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.663 8.61 a 1925 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 44.862 8.50 a 1926 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.062 8.89 a 1927 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.263 8.77 a 1928 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.464 8.88 a 1929 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.667 8.80 a 1930 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.870 8.96 a 1931 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.074 9.41 a 1932 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.284 9.60 a 1933 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.495 9.38 a 1934 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.706 7.72 a 1935 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.919 7.09 a 1936 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.133 6.70 a 1937 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.348 6.30 a 1938 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.563 6.28 a 1939 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.780 5.95 a 1940 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.997 5.06 a 1941 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 48.216 4.29 a 1942 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 48.420 4.39 a 1943 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 48.624 4.65 a 1944 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 48.829 5.14 a 1945 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 49.035 5.77 a 1946 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 49.242 6.06 a 1947 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 49.450 5.84 a 1948 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 49.659 5.39 a 1949 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 49.868 4.83 a 1950 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 50.079 4.71 a 1951 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 50.290 4.01 a 1952 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 50.536 4.09 a 1953 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 50.784 4.00 a 1954 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 51.032 3.81 a 1955 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 51.282 3.96 a 1956 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 51.533 3.82 a 1957 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 51.785 3.65 a 1958 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 52.039 3.91 a 1959 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 52.294 3.76 a 1960 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 52.550 3.99 a 1961 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 52.807 4.59 a 1962 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 53.111 4.38 a 1963 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 53.417 4.23 a 1964 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 53.725 4.07 a 1965 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 54.034 4.06 a 1966 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 54.345 4.07 a 1967 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 54.658 4.25 a 1968 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 54.973 4.37 a 1969 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 55.289 4.33 a 1970 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 55.608 4.10 a 1971 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 55.928 3.89 a 1972 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 55.970 3.54 a 1973 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.013 3.67 a 1974 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.055 4.27 a 1975 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.097 3.95 a 1976 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.140 4.27 a 1977 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.182 4.33 a 1978 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.225 4.26 a 1979 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.267 4.50 a 1980 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.310 4.87 a 1981 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.358 5.16 a 1982 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.465 5.08 a 1983 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.572 4.52 a 1984 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.680 4.36 a 1985 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.788 4.42 a 1986 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.896 4.57 a 1987 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.004 4.11 a 1988 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.112 3.76 a 1989 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.221 3.52 a 1990 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.330 3.30 a 1991 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.439 3.11 a 1992 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.604 2.70 a 1993 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.770 3.25 a 1994 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.936 3.00 a 1995 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.103 3.68 a 1996 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.270 3.85 a 1997 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.438 4.23 a 1998 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.606 3.37 a 1999 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.775 3.15 a 2000 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.944 2.59 a 2001 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 59.114 2.58 a 2002 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 59.455 2.08 a 2003 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 59.799 1.86 a 2004 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 60.145 1.87 a 2005 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 60.493 1.94 a 2006 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 60.843 1.98 a 2007 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 61.194 2.00 a 2008 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 61.548 2.14 a 2009 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 61.904 2.21 a 2010 <a href="http://mswth.org/ukgdp">MW gdp</a> 62.262 2.08 a 2011 1509.6 62.649 2.96 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: <a href="http://www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/">Measuring Worth - UK GDP</a> Spending: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1">B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics</a> Data Sources for 2011: GDP: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook/">OBR Economic Outlook</a> Spending: <a href="http://hm-treasury.gov.uk/pespub_index.htm">HM Treasury PESA</a>

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Data Sources for 1900_2011:

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GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP
Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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Spending: HM Treasury PESA

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