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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(PCDTO) Total Defence
1994810.79448
1995851.84548
1996909.9930
1997953.4050
1998998.5010
19991043.250
20001100.75103
20011146.1466
20021191.44105
20031258.33143
20041322.6499
20051398.75124
20061472.04109
20071544.64150
20081593.6107
20091592.359
20101567.859
20111634.259
20121680.159
20131735.159
20141809.759
20151892.459
20161942.659
20172029.427
20182115.118
20192190.40
20202258.30
20212110.50
20222400.60
20232637.10
202427790
20252933.20
20263062.60
20273164.20
20283277.10

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Spending: HM Treasury PESA
Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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