Download UK Public Spending Data Series 1692-2028

raw data

You can download any of the raw data series used to compile the public spending data in ukpublicspending.co.uk. You select the data series you want and then copy-paste the tab delimited data from a textbox on this page into your spreadsheet.

Warning: Be careful about using raw data. The raw data series are not “curated,” meaning that you cannot be sure if the data series applies for a specific year and a specific function. A data series typically does not extend the whole length of UK history. Check out multiyear download if you want full-length curated data series.

Download Instructions:

Prepare a suite of data for download by making a selection from one of the dropdown menus below. You can select:

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You can also remove individual data series that you don’t want.

Select Functional Data Series Group: Select a group of data series to download (you can add individual data series later):

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Change Data Units: You can download data in raw format (i.e., in the units used in the database for each item, or in £ billion, £ million, or percent of GDP.

Select Fiscal Year: You can select the budget for which you want to download estimated public spending.

Copy and Paste: When you have created the dataset you want then just copy the tab-delimited text in the textbox below (click cursor in text box, then press ctrl-A then press ctrl-C) and paste it into your spreadsheet.

Year GDP (GKTTC) Transport and Communication 1951 14 84 1952 16 93 1953 17 105 1954 18 104 1955 19 128 1956 21 147 1957 22 142 1958 23 130 1959 24 127 1960 26 216 1961 28 526 1962 29 465 1963 31 469 1964 34 507 1965 37 597 1966 39 637 1967 42 737 1968 46 875 1969 50 758 1970 56 886 1971 63 1040 1972 71 701 1973 82 686 1974 93 1380 1975 115 1507 1976 137 1083 1977 160 984 1978 186 1177 1979 221 1499 1980 260 1276 1981 290 2029 1982 320 2054

Here is a formatted version of the data you have selected.

Year	GDP	(GKTTC) Transport and Communication

1951	14.305	84
1952	15.536	93
1953	16.682	105
1954	17.597	104
1955	19.169	128
1956	20.844	147
1957	22.104	142
1958	23.22	130
1959	24.388	127
1960	26.201	216
1961	27.918	526
1962	29.235	465
1963	31.099	469
1964	34.047	507
1965	36.828	597
1966	39.394	637
1967	41.673	737
1968	45.795	875
1969	49.761	758
1970	56.041	886
1971	62.87	1040
1972	70.578	701
1973	81.793	686
1974	92.673	1380
1975	115.093	1507
1976	136.999	1083
1977	159.786	984
1978	186.158	1177
1979	220.981	1499
1980	259.97	1276
1981	290.18	2029
1982	319.558	2054

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Data Sources for 1982:

GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP
Spending: National Income and Expenditure 1983, CSO
Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

> spending data sources for other years

UK GDP and Public Debt Update -- March 2026

On July 23, 2026 ukpublicspending.co.uk updated UK GDP and public debt outturn and forecasts released with the Office of Budget Responsibility in March 2026.

Recent and forecast GDP comes from the UK Office of Budget Responsibility's Economic and fiscal outlook report, using table 1.1 from tab "1.1" and table 1.2 from tab "1.2" in a spreadsheet file labeled "March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook -- detailed forecast tables: economy". UK GDP previous to 2009 comes from Measuring Worth. The data goes back to 1700.

Note that chain-linked GDP is now in 2019 pounds.

Public sector net debt, outturn and forecast, comes from a tab called "Aggregates (£bn)" in the Public Finances Databank spreadsheet at the Office of Budget Responsibility.