Spending Units: By default, public spending is displayed in billions of pounds. By using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select £ bln (2018), and percent of GDP.

Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the title text box to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.

UK or Country: By default, the chart shows overall United Kingdom government spending. But you can select spending for individual countries by selecting the country dropdown control in the table heading.

View: There are two ways to view the spending data. The default view breaks down spending into functions. There is also a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN standard methodology.

General Help: You can use controls on the table below to change the following variables: spending units—e.g. percent of GDP, etc.— and year. You can select the HM Treasury Budget fiscal year.

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Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.

End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.

If you’d like to create your own custom chart of spending data you should use the table above to make your selections.

Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
Select spending items: Just select the spending item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) pounds, billions of real (i.e. year 2018) pounds, or as percent of GDP.
Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Total Spending-total percent GDP 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 34.92 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 36.94 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 37.64 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 37.47 a 1964 3.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 37.43 a 1965 6.06 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 38.35 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 38.81 a 1967 3.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 41.97 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 41.68 a 1969 6.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 39.75 a 1970 9.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 38.52 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 38.55 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 37.40 a 1973 9.37 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 37.37 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 42.35 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 44.79 a 1976 16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 42.71 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 38.76 a 1978 12.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 38.69 a 1979 14.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 38.59 a 1980 19.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 40.00 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 40.04 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 40.11 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 37.80 a 1984 5.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 37.20 a 1985 5.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 36.41 a 1986 4.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 35.51 a 1987 5.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 33.18 a 1988 6.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 31.25 a 1989 8.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 29.27 a 1990 8.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 30.03 a 1991 6.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 30.93 a 1992 3.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 32.33 a 1993 2.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 33.77 a 1994 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 33.54 a 1995 2.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 33.99 a 1996 4.22 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 33.54 a 1997 -0.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 32.40 a 1998 1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 31.93 a 1999 0.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 31.99 a 2000 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 31.10 a 2001 1.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 32.16 a 2002 2.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 32.76 a 2003 2.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 33.47 a 2004 2.59 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 34.54 a 2005 2.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 35.30 a 2006 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 35.60 a 2007 2.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 35.53 a 2008 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 36.64 a 2009 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 62.261 40.00 a 2010 1.32 1561.9 62.760 43.10 a 2011 1.72 1630.7 63.285 43.81 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1960: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: National Income and Expenditure 1962, CSO Debt: <a href="https://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 Data Sources for 2011: GDP: obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/ OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/series/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa HM Treasury PESA Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank

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Below is a formatted version of the dataset displayed in the chart. Included is a column of nominal or chained GDP for each year charted.

Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1960 to 2011
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million	Total Spending -total percent GDP
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	34.92	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	36.94	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	37.64	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	37.47	a
1964	3.79	MW gdp	53.991	37.43	a
1965	6.06	MW gdp	54.350	38.35	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	38.81	a
1967	3.05	MW gdp	54.959	41.97	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	41.68	a
1969	6.76	MW gdp	55.461	39.75	a
1970	9.9	MW gdp	55.632	38.52	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	38.55	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	37.40	a
1973	9.37	MW gdp	56.223	37.37	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	42.35	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	44.79	a
1976	16	MW gdp	56.216	42.71	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	38.76	a
1978	12.32	MW gdp	56.178	38.69	a
1979	14.97	MW gdp	56.240	38.59	a
1980	19.7	MW gdp	56.330	40.00	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	40.04	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	40.11	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	37.80	a
1984	5.33	MW gdp	56.409	37.20	a
1985	5.62	MW gdp	56.554	36.41	a
1986	4.62	MW gdp	56.684	35.51	a
1987	5.69	MW gdp	56.804	33.18	a
1988	6.25	MW gdp	56.916	31.25	a
1989	8.03	MW gdp	57.077	29.27	a
1990	8.12	MW gdp	57.238	30.03	a
1991	6.56	MW gdp	57.439	30.93	a
1992	3.16	MW gdp	57.585	32.33	a
1993	2.79	MW gdp	57.714	33.77	a
1994	1.4	MW gdp	57.862	33.54	a
1995	2.5	MW gdp	58.025	33.99	a
1996	4.22	MW gdp	58.164	33.54	a
1997	-0.07	MW gdp	58.314	32.40	a
1998	1.07	MW gdp	58.475	31.93	a
1999	0.97	MW gdp	58.684	31.99	a
2000	1.89	MW gdp	58.886	31.10	a
2001	1.15	MW gdp	59.113	32.16	a
2002	2.15	MW gdp	59.366	32.76	a
2003	2.45	MW gdp	59.637	33.47	a
2004	2.59	MW gdp	59.950	34.54	a
2005	2.78	MW gdp	60.413	35.30	a
2006	2.88	MW gdp	60.827	35.60	a
2007	2.76	MW gdp	61.319	35.53	a
2008	3.07	MW gdp	61.824	36.64	a
2009	-0.26	1584.5	62.261	40.00	a
2010	1.32	1561.9	62.760	43.10	a
2011	1.72	1630.7	63.285	43.81	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1960: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: National Income and Expenditure 1962, CSO Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2011: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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