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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.
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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Public Net Debt-total percent GDP 1980 19.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 37.82 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 39.26 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 39.22 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 37.74 a 1984 5.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 38.03 a 1985 5.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 37.88 a 1986 4.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 36.38 a 1987 5.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 33.82 a 1988 6.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 30.13 a 1989 8.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 25.01 a 1990 8.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 22.71 a 1991 6.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 21.42 a 1992 3.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 22.69 a 1993 2.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 26.25 a 1994 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 30.86 a 1995 2.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 34.11 a 1996 4.22 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 35.50 a 1997 -0.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 36.46 a 1998 1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 36.14 a 1999 0.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 34.92 a 2000 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 32.24 a 2001 1.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 28.29 a 2002 2.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 27.84 a 2003 2.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 29.39 a 2004 2.59 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 30.70 a 2005 2.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 33.09 a 2006 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 33.96 a 2007 2.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 34.62 a 2008 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 35.69 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1980: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: National Income and Expenditure 1983, CSO Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank Data Sources for 2008: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101128151454/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pespub_index.htm Archived 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.

UK
Fiscal Years 1980 to 2008
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million	Public Net Debt -total percent GDP
1980	19.7	MW gdp	56.330	37.82	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	39.26	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	39.22	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	37.74	a
1984	5.33	MW gdp	56.409	38.03	a
1985	5.62	MW gdp	56.554	37.88	a
1986	4.62	MW gdp	56.684	36.38	a
1987	5.69	MW gdp	56.804	33.82	a
1988	6.25	MW gdp	56.916	30.13	a
1989	8.03	MW gdp	57.077	25.01	a
1990	8.12	MW gdp	57.238	22.71	a
1991	6.56	MW gdp	57.439	21.42	a
1992	3.16	MW gdp	57.585	22.69	a
1993	2.79	MW gdp	57.714	26.25	a
1994	1.4	MW gdp	57.862	30.86	a
1995	2.5	MW gdp	58.025	34.11	a
1996	4.22	MW gdp	58.164	35.50	a
1997	-0.07	MW gdp	58.314	36.46	a
1998	1.07	MW gdp	58.475	36.14	a
1999	0.97	MW gdp	58.684	34.92	a
2000	1.89	MW gdp	58.886	32.24	a
2001	1.15	MW gdp	59.113	28.29	a
2002	2.15	MW gdp	59.366	27.84	a
2003	2.45	MW gdp	59.637	29.39	a
2004	2.59	MW gdp	59.950	30.70	a
2005	2.78	MW gdp	60.413	33.09	a
2006	2.88	MW gdp	60.827	33.96	a
2007	2.76	MW gdp	61.319	34.62	a
2008	3.07	MW gdp	61.824	35.69	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1980: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: National Income and Expenditure 1983, CSO Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank Data Sources for 2008: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: Archived HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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