Site Map 
Sunday August 9, 2026 
compiled by Christopher Chantrill

Download UK Public Spending Data Series 1692-2028

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:

  1. A group of functionally related spending data series
  2. An individual spending data series
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):

Add Individual Data Series: Select Spending Data Series to add to download (you can add more later):

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.

raw
£ billion
£ million
percent 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.

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

YearGDP(LKTRA) transport (current)
18931.41870
18941.4960
18951.53030
18961.58170
18971.62121
18981.71111
18991.81491
19001.88552
19011.90062
19021.91043
19031.88484
19041.88725
19051.95596
19062.03447
19072.10778
19082.00818
19092.05119
19102.13799
19112.22439
19122.31910
19132.417311
19142.44512
19152.928512
19163.393313
19174.197513
19184.980915
19195.34718
19205.92323
19214.86429
19224.41928
19234.21727
19244.32826
19254.46927
19264.31128
19274.55929
19284.55930
19294.65131
19304.57532
19314.27932
19324.18632
19334.26131
19344.47827
19354.67927
19364.94427
19375.28828
19385.45430
19395.851431
19407.083531
19418.51234
19429.302338
19439.87541
19449.934643
19459.642945
19469.676947
194710.431750
194811.42955
194912.17259
195012.74261
1993769.8552622
1998998.5012789
19991043.252810
20001100.752860
20011146.142698
20021191.442777
20031258.333229
20041322.644255
20051398.754418
20061472.044598
20071544.644747
20081593.65005
20091592.35004
20101567.85362
20111634.24861
20121680.14440
20131735.13914
20141809.73757
20151892.43446
20161942.63220
20172029.42928
20182115.12985
20192190.42804
20202258.32861
20212110.57035
20222400.64475
20232637.13978
202427794076
20252933.24518
20263062.64869
20273164.25247
20283277.15655

Site Search

Top Links

tablechartspend/gdpdebt/gdpuk gdpuk real gdp2016breakdowncentral+localcentrallocaluk budgethealtheducationdefencetransport2015

Data Sources for 2028:

GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables
Spending: HM Treasury PESA
Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

> spending data sources for other years

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. 

Quick Links

Get spending chart.

Download spending table.

Download spending data series.

Review data sources.

Masthead

ukpublicspending.co.uk was designed and executed by:

Christopher Chantrill.

Report bugs here.

presented by Christopher Chantrill

Data Sources  •  Follow @chrischantrill  •  Contact