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Year GDP-UK £ billion Population-UK million Total Spending-total percent GDP 1900 1.885 41.214 14.06 a 1901 1.893 41.600 17.25 a 1902 1.906 41.965 18.34 a 1903 1.881 42.334 18.41 a 1904 1.881 42.705 16.43 a 1905 1.949 43.080 17.82 a 1906 2.033 43.459 15.18 a 1907 2.113 43.840 14.44 a 1908 2.011 44.225 14.78 a 1909 2.052 44.613 14.73 a 1910 2.14 45.005 15.95 a 1911 2.227 45.400 14.97 a 1912 2.327 45.133 14.78 a 1913 2.42 44.868 14.97 a 1914 2.451 44.604 15.61 a 1915 2.943 44.342 25.72 a 1916 3.434 44.081 50.85 a 1917 4.276 43.822 55.70 a 1918 5.108 43.564 56.64 a 1919 5.484 43.308 51.17 a 1920 5.975 43.053 33.22 a 1921 4.907 44.072 34.05 a 1922 4.458 44.268 36.39 a 1923 4.254 44.465 30.16 a 1924 4.366 44.663 27.21 a 1925 4.508 44.862 27.17 a 1926 4.349 45.062 29.89 a 1927 4.599 45.263 29.56 a 1928 4.599 45.464 29.17 a 1929 4.692 45.667 28.23 a 1930 4.615 45.870 29.38 a 1931 4.316 46.074 32.06 a 1932 4.223 46.284 33.08 a 1933 4.298 46.495 31.93 a 1934 4.517 46.706 29.21 a 1935 4.72 46.919 28.56 a 1936 4.987 47.133 28.65 a 1937 5.334 47.348 28.62 a 1938 5.502 47.563 28.87 a 1939 5.918 47.780 29.14 a 1940 7.183 47.997 29.71 a 1941 8.654 48.216 54.08 a 1942 9.482 48.420 59.80 a 1943 10.093 48.624 64.37 a 1944 10.18 48.829 65.45 a 1945 9.908 49.035 70.34 a 1946 9.968 49.242 64.81 a 1947 10.772 49.450 51.84 a 1948 11.974 49.659 39.21 a 1949 12.726 49.868 36.00 a 1950 13.308 50.079 35.89 a 1951 14.784 50.290 38.01 a 1952 15.983 50.536 39.07 a 1953 17.121 50.784 38.41 a 1954 18.126 51.032 36.24 a 1955 19.49 51.282 34.95 a 1956 20.956 51.533 35.10 a 1957 22.105 51.785 34.55 a 1958 23.05 52.039 35.12 a 1959 24.348 52.294 35.21 a 1960 25.977 52.550 35.20 a 1961 27.413 52.807 37.60 a 1962 28.711 53.111 38.31 a 1963 30.409 53.417 38.31 a 1964 33.228 53.725 38.35 a 1965 35.888 54.034 39.35 a 1966 38.189 54.345 40.04 a 1967 40.281 54.658 43.43 a 1968 43.656 54.973 43.73 a 1969 47.023 55.289 42.08 a 1970 51.696 55.608 41.77 a 1971 57.67 55.928 42.03 a 1972 64.621 55.970 40.84 a 1973 74.545 56.013 40.98 a 1974 84.513 56.055 46.40 a 1975 106.717 56.097 48.28 a 1976 126.274 56.140 46.30 a 1977 146.973 56.182 42.09 a 1978 169.344 56.225 42.49 a 1979 199.22 56.267 42.75 a 1980 233.184 56.310 44.54 a 1981 256.279 56.358 45.29 a 1982 281.024 56.465 45.56 a 1983 307.207 56.572 43.20 a 1984 329.913 56.680 42.59 a 1985 361.758 56.788 41.71 a 1986 389.149 56.896 40.76 a 1987 428.665 57.004 38.40 a 1988 478.51 57.112 36.28 a 1989 525.274 57.221 34.25 a 1990 570.283 57.330 35.23 a 1991 598.664 57.439 36.45 a 1992 622.08 57.604 37.97 a 1993 654.196 57.770 39.70 a 1994 692.987 57.936 38.48 a 1995 733.266 58.103 38.73 a 1996 781.726 58.270 38.93 a 1997 830.013 58.438 37.64 a 1998 879.152 58.606 36.22 a 1999 928.871 58.775 35.32 a 2000 976.282 58.944 34.63 a 2001 1021.62 59.114 35.49 a 2002 1075.37 59.455 35.80 a 2003 1139.44 59.799 36.44 a 2004 1202.37 60.145 37.55 a 2005 1254.29 60.493 38.93 a 2006 1328.6 60.843 37.83 a 2007 1405.8 61.194 38.69 a 2008 1433.87 61.548 40.17 a 2009 1393.85 61.904 44.58 a 2010 1458.45 62.262 45.31 a 2011 1509.6 62.649 45.13 a Legend: a - actual outturn

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Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2011
Year	GDP-UK £ billion	Population-UK million	Total Spending -total percent GDP
1900	1.885	41.214	14.06	a
1901	1.893	41.600	17.25	a
1902	1.906	41.965	18.34	a
1903	1.881	42.334	18.41	a
1904	1.881	42.705	16.43	a
1905	1.949	43.080	17.82	a
1906	2.033	43.459	15.18	a
1907	2.113	43.840	14.44	a
1908	2.011	44.225	14.78	a
1909	2.052	44.613	14.73	a
1910	2.14	45.005	15.95	a
1911	2.227	45.400	14.97	a
1912	2.327	45.133	14.78	a
1913	2.42	44.868	14.97	a
1914	2.451	44.604	15.61	a
1915	2.943	44.342	25.72	a
1916	3.434	44.081	50.85	a
1917	4.276	43.822	55.70	a
1918	5.108	43.564	56.64	a
1919	5.484	43.308	51.17	a
1920	5.975	43.053	33.22	a
1921	4.907	44.072	34.05	a
1922	4.458	44.268	36.39	a
1923	4.254	44.465	30.16	a
1924	4.366	44.663	27.21	a
1925	4.508	44.862	27.17	a
1926	4.349	45.062	29.89	a
1927	4.599	45.263	29.56	a
1928	4.599	45.464	29.17	a
1929	4.692	45.667	28.23	a
1930	4.615	45.870	29.38	a
1931	4.316	46.074	32.06	a
1932	4.223	46.284	33.08	a
1933	4.298	46.495	31.93	a
1934	4.517	46.706	29.21	a
1935	4.72	46.919	28.56	a
1936	4.987	47.133	28.65	a
1937	5.334	47.348	28.62	a
1938	5.502	47.563	28.87	a
1939	5.918	47.780	29.14	a
1940	7.183	47.997	29.71	a
1941	8.654	48.216	54.08	a
1942	9.482	48.420	59.80	a
1943	10.093	48.624	64.37	a
1944	10.18	48.829	65.45	a
1945	9.908	49.035	70.34	a
1946	9.968	49.242	64.81	a
1947	10.772	49.450	51.84	a
1948	11.974	49.659	39.21	a
1949	12.726	49.868	36.00	a
1950	13.308	50.079	35.89	a
1951	14.784	50.290	38.01	a
1952	15.983	50.536	39.07	a
1953	17.121	50.784	38.41	a
1954	18.126	51.032	36.24	a
1955	19.49	51.282	34.95	a
1956	20.956	51.533	35.10	a
1957	22.105	51.785	34.55	a
1958	23.05	52.039	35.12	a
1959	24.348	52.294	35.21	a
1960	25.977	52.550	35.20	a
1961	27.413	52.807	37.60	a
1962	28.711	53.111	38.31	a
1963	30.409	53.417	38.31	a
1964	33.228	53.725	38.35	a
1965	35.888	54.034	39.35	a
1966	38.189	54.345	40.04	a
1967	40.281	54.658	43.43	a
1968	43.656	54.973	43.73	a
1969	47.023	55.289	42.08	a
1970	51.696	55.608	41.77	a
1971	57.67	55.928	42.03	a
1972	64.621	55.970	40.84	a
1973	74.545	56.013	40.98	a
1974	84.513	56.055	46.40	a
1975	106.717	56.097	48.28	a
1976	126.274	56.140	46.30	a
1977	146.973	56.182	42.09	a
1978	169.344	56.225	42.49	a
1979	199.22	56.267	42.75	a
1980	233.184	56.310	44.54	a
1981	256.279	56.358	45.29	a
1982	281.024	56.465	45.56	a
1983	307.207	56.572	43.20	a
1984	329.913	56.680	42.59	a
1985	361.758	56.788	41.71	a
1986	389.149	56.896	40.76	a
1987	428.665	57.004	38.40	a
1988	478.51	57.112	36.28	a
1989	525.274	57.221	34.25	a
1990	570.283	57.330	35.23	a
1991	598.664	57.439	36.45	a
1992	622.08	57.604	37.97	a
1993	654.196	57.770	39.70	a
1994	692.987	57.936	38.48	a
1995	733.266	58.103	38.73	a
1996	781.726	58.270	38.93	a
1997	830.013	58.438	37.64	a
1998	879.152	58.606	36.22	a
1999	928.871	58.775	35.32	a
2000	976.282	58.944	34.63	a
2001	1021.62	59.114	35.49	a
2002	1075.37	59.455	35.80	a
2003	1139.44	59.799	36.44	a
2004	1202.37	60.145	37.55	a
2005	1254.29	60.493	38.93	a
2006	1328.6	60.843	37.83	a
2007	1405.8	61.194	38.69	a
2008	1433.87	61.548	40.17	a
2009	1393.85	61.904	44.58	a
2010	1458.45	62.262	45.31	a
2011	1509.6	62.649	45.13	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2011: GDP: OBR Economic Outlook Spending: HM Treasury PESA

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