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Year Inflation GDP-UK £2019 per capita per day Population-UK million 1692 4.6 9.100 1693 0.4 4.6 9.100 1694 0.23 4.6 9.100 1695 0.23 4.6 9.100 1696 0.22 4.6 9.100 1697 0.22 4.6 9.100 1698 0.22 4.6 9.100 1699 0.39 4.6 9.100 1700 0.22 4.6 9.100 1701 59.89 3.7 9.129 1702 -0.16 3.6 9.158 1703 -0.97 3.3 9.188 1704 2 3.9 9.217 1705 -1.43 3.7 9.247 1706 -2.13 3.1 9.276 1707 -2.5 3.5 9.306 1708 3.82 3.7 9.336 1709 7.55 3.2 9.366 1710 2.91 2.9 9.396 1711 -7.71 3.2 9.426 1712 -2.51 3.2 9.456 1713 2.95 3.0 9.487 1714 0.81 3.3 9.517 1715 -3.29 3.2 9.547 1716 0.11 3.3 9.578 1717 1.86 3.5 9.609 1718 -1 3.7 9.640 1719 -1.57 3.6 9.670 1720 3.97 3.8 9.701 1721 -4.43 3.7 9.733 1722 -2.21 3.7 9.764 1723 2.41 3.6 9.795 1724 -0.15 3.5 9.826 1725 2.04 3.6 9.858 1726 1.98 3.5 9.889 1727 -1.64 3.5 9.921 1728 6.14 3.6 9.953 1729 -1.81 3.4 9.985 1730 -6.83 3.4 10.017 1731 -0.8 3.4 10.049 1732 -2.99 3.6 10.081 1733 0.14 3.6 10.114 1734 0.36 3.6 10.146 1735 2.37 3.5 10.178 1736 -1.69 3.8 10.211 1737 -1.17 3.5 10.244 1738 -0.7 3.6 10.277 1739 0.67 3.6 10.310 1740 7.43 3.5 10.343 1741 1.43 3.6 10.393 1742 -2.3 3.6 10.444 1743 -1.82 3.5 10.494 1744 -0.77 3.5 10.545 1745 -2.59 3.5 10.597 1746 3.6 3.6 10.648 1747 -1.4 3.7 10.700 1748 1.07 3.7 10.752 1749 1.61 3.6 10.805 1750 -0.44 3.7 10.857 1751 0.17 3.6 10.910 1752 3.24 3.7 10.963 1753 -1.83 3.8 11.016 1754 -1.01 3.6 11.070 1755 -2.04 3.7 11.124 1756 4.63 3.6 11.184 1757 7.57 3.8 11.245 1758 -0.55 3.9 11.306 1759 -6.59 3.9 11.368 1760 0.6 4.0 11.430 1761 -2.29 4.1 11.492 1762 1.95 4.0 11.555 1763 5.37 4.0 11.617 1764 0.84 3.9 11.681 1765 0.81 3.9 11.744 1766 1.05 3.9 11.808 1767 3.19 3.9 11.872 1768 -3.16 3.9 11.937 1769 -4.12 4.1 12.002 1770 0.48 4.0 12.067 1771 5.06 4.1 12.133 1772 3.27 3.9 12.199 1773 -0.35 4.0 12.265 1774 1.52 3.9 12.332 1775 1.06 4.0 12.399 1776 -1.88 4.1 12.467 1777 2.47 4.2 12.534 1778 0.06 4.1 12.603 1779 -2.93 4.1 12.671 1780 -0.6 4.3 12.740 1781 13.08 4.3 12.809 1782 0.45 4.3 12.916 1783 -2.25 4.2 13.023 1784 -3.8 4.2 13.131 1785 0.7 4.1 13.240 1786 5.31 4.2 13.349 1787 -0.53 4.1 13.460 1788 -3.15 4.0 13.572 1789 -1.66 4.1 13.684 1790 2.82 4.4 13.798 1791 0.62 4.3 13.912 1792 5.82 4.4 14.134 1793 -0.74 4.3 14.360 1794 0.82 4.1 14.589 1795 10.92 4.5 14.822 1796 3.08 4.5 15.059 1797 1.11 4.4 15.299 1798 4.45 4.3 15.544 1799 7.99 4.4 15.792 1800 9.36 4.5 16.044 1801 5.48 4.5 16.300 1802 -14.52 4.5 16.508 1803 0.83 4.3 16.718 1804 6.46 4.3 16.931 1805 3.21 4.5 17.147 1806 1.48 4.4 17.365 1807 0.51 4.6 17.586 1808 2.37 4.4 17.811 1809 6.18 4.5 18.037 1810 3.74 4.7 18.267 1811 -3.27 4.6 18.500 1812 5.69 4.3 18.736 1813 2.09 4.5 18.975 1814 -2.11 4.4 19.217 1815 -7.66 4.8 19.462 1816 -5.83 4.5 19.710 1817 2.07 4.5 19.962 1818 3.94 4.4 20.217 1819 -4.9 4.3 20.474 1820 -6.72 4.6 20.736 1821 -5.84 4.6 21.000 1822 -6.72 4.6 21.291 1823 1.59 4.7 21.586 1824 1.99 4.9 21.886 1825 8.29 4.9 22.189 1826 -7.04 4.6 22.497 1827 -3.53 4.9 22.809 1828 -0.31 4.8 23.125 1829 -4.18 4.8 23.445 1830 -0.8 4.9 23.770 1831 -4.61 5.0 24.100 1832 -0.75 5.0 24.366 1833 -3.15 5.0 24.636 1834 2.75 5.1 24.908 1835 -0.41 5.4 25.183 1836 5.79 5.5 25.462 1837 -1.8 5.3 25.743 1838 0.41 5.5 26.028 1839 1.89 5.6 26.315 1840 -4.16 5.6 26.606 1841 -1.5 5.4 26.900 1842 -4.29 5.3 26.959 1843 -3.49 5.5 27.019 1844 0.9 5.9 27.079 1845 1.67 6.1 27.138 1846 -1.07 6.4 27.198 1847 6.38 6.3 27.258 1848 -8.44 6.5 27.319 1849 -0.56 6.6 27.379 1850 -6.71 6.5 27.439 1851 -1.4 6.8 27.500 1852 0.56 6.9 27.656 1853 9.46 7.1 27.813 1854 5.4 7.3 27.971 1855 0.78 7.3 28.129 1856 0.34 7.6 28.289 1857 -1.46 7.6 28.449 1858 -4.74 7.5 28.611 1859 3.19 7.8 28.773 1860 0.25 7.9 28.936 1861 2.47 8.0 29.100 1862 0.79 7.9 29.341 1863 3.65 8.2 29.584 1864 4.11 8.3 29.829 1865 -2.5 8.6 30.075 1866 2.15 8.6 30.324 1867 -1.39 8.6 30.575 1868 -2.82 8.8 30.828 1869 -0.04 9.0 31.083 1870 -0.81 9.6 31.341 1871 1.76 10.1 31.485 1872 5.13 10.0 31.874 1873 3.61 10.0 32.178 1874 -4.39 10.3 32.502 1875 -3.39 10.3 32.839 1876 -1.89 10.3 33.200 1877 -1.97 10.2 33.576 1878 -2.16 10.1 33.944 1879 -1.97 9.8 34.304 1880 -0.08 10.5 34.623 1881 -0.77 10.6 34.935 1882 1.26 10.7 35.207 1883 -2.52 11.0 35.450 1884 -1.84 10.8 35.724 1885 -1.34 10.6 36.016 1886 0.26 10.6 36.314 1887 -0.18 11.0 36.599 1888 0.43 11.2 36.881 1889 2.09 11.5 37.179 1890 1.46 11.5 37.485 1891 -2.6 11.7 37.802 1892 -0.1 11.4 38.134 1893 0.76 11.2 38.490 1894 0.58 11.6 38.859 1895 -1.09 11.9 39.221 1896 -0.94 12.3 39.599 1897 1.24 12.3 39.987 1898 0.82 12.8 40.381 1899 2.36 13.1 40.774 1900 4.09 13.0 41.155 1901 -1.38 13.1 41.538 1902 -1.04 13.2 41.893 1903 -0.25 13.0 42.247 1904 -1.1 13.0 42.611 1905 0.48 13.3 42.981 1906 1.4 13.5 43.361 1907 1.58 13.7 43.738 1908 -0.74 13.0 44.124 1909 -0.35 13.2 44.520 1910 1.44 13.5 44.916 1911 0.58 14.9 42.190 1912 2.61 15.0 42.374 1913 -0.17 15.6 42.582 1914 -0.8 15.8 42.957 1915 14.36 17.3 41.362 1916 14.76 17.8 40.536 1917 24.35 18.1 39.781 1918 16.79 18.5 39.582 1919 15.24 15.7 42.944 1920 16.64 14.5 43.646 1921 -8.17 13.0 43.904 1922 -14.46 13.6 44.332 1923 -7.53 13.9 44.563 1924 -2.09 14.5 44.886 1925 -0.26 14.9 45.040 1926 -0.42 14.4 45.218 1927 -1.94 15.5 45.432 1928 -0.89 15.5 45.622 1929 -0.84 15.9 45.731 1930 -0.84 15.8 45.889 1931 -1.83 15.0 46.074 1932 -2.24 14.9 46.335 1933 -1.39 15.3 46.520 1934 -0.87 16.2 46.666 1935 0.79 16.7 46.869 1936 0.89 17.4 47.081 1937 3.46 17.9 47.289 1938 2.36 18.0 47.494 1939 2.88 18.8 47.548 1940 11.13 21.3 46.029 1941 11.47 23.8 44.870 1942 7.49 24.5 44.323 1943 4.44 22.9 48.262 1944 5.01 21.8 48.460 1945 1.63 20.7 48.669 1946 2.81 20.1 48.988 1947 9.08 19.6 49.539 1948 6.3 20.0 50.033 1949 3.18 20.6 50.331 1950 1.34 21.2 50.382 1951 8.55 22.0 50.287 1952 7.1 22.3 50.429 1953 1.83 23.5 50.593 1954 1.13 24.4 50.765 1955 4.92 25.3 50.946 1956 7.04 25.6 51.184 1957 4.08 26.0 51.430 1958 3.71 26.2 51.653 1959 0.76 27.2 51.956 1960 1.11 28.7 52.373 1961 3.88 29.2 52.807 1962 3.65 29.2 53.292 1963 1.55 30.5 53.625 1964 3.79 32.0 53.991 1965 6.06 32.4 54.350 1966 5.42 32.8 54.643 1967 3.05 33.5 54.959 1968 4.44 35.2 55.214 1969 6.76 35.7 55.461 1970 9.9 36.5 55.632 1971 8.57 37.6 55.928 1972 7.9 39.1 56.097 1973 9.37 41.6 56.223 1974 15.8 40.5 56.236 1975 25.7 39.9 56.226 1976 16 41.1 56.216 1977 14.17 42.2 56.190 1978 12.32 43.9 56.178 1979 14.97 45.5 56.240 1980 19.7 44.5 56.330 1981 12.31 44.2 56.358 1982 8.16 45.1 56.291 1983 5.78 47.0 56.316 1984 5.33 47.9 56.409 1985 5.62 49.8 56.554 1986 4.62 51.2 56.684 1987 5.69 53.9 56.804 1988 6.25 56.9 56.916 1989 8.03 58.2 57.077 1990 8.12 58.4 57.238 1991 6.56 57.6 57.439 1992 3.16 57.7 57.585 1993 2.79 59.0 57.714 1994 1.4 61.1 57.862 1995 2.5 62.5 58.025 1996 4.22 63.9 58.164 1997 -0.07 66.9 58.314 1998 1.07 69.2 58.475 1999 0.97 71.2 58.684 2000 1.89 73.4 58.886 2001 1.15 75.1 59.113 2002 2.15 76.4 59.366 2003 2.45 78.6 59.637 2004 2.59 80.0 59.950 2005 2.78 81.7 60.413 2006 2.88 83.4 60.827 2007 2.76 84.7 61.319 2008 3.07 83.7 61.824 2009 -11.63 92.5 62.261 2010 1.32 89.1 62.760 2011 1.94 90.6 63.285 2012 1.78 90.9 63.705 2013 1.88 91.6 64.106 2014 1.96 92.9 64.597 2015 1.25 95.1 65.110 2016 0.74 96.2 65.648 2017 2.31 97.6 66.040 2018 1.61 99.5 66.436 2019 2.13 100.2 66.797 2020 2.39 99.5 67.844 Legend: Data Sources for 1692: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: <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 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 2020: 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.

UK Income Per Capita Per Day
Fiscal Years 1692 to 2020
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £2019 per capita per day	Population-UK million
1692		4.6	9.100
1693	0.4	4.6	9.100
1694	0.23	4.6	9.100
1695	0.23	4.6	9.100
1696	0.22	4.6	9.100
1697	0.22	4.6	9.100
1698	0.22	4.6	9.100
1699	0.39	4.6	9.100
1700	0.22	4.6	9.100
1701	59.89	3.7	9.129
1702	-0.16	3.6	9.158
1703	-0.97	3.3	9.188
1704	2	3.9	9.217
1705	-1.43	3.7	9.247
1706	-2.13	3.1	9.276
1707	-2.5	3.5	9.306
1708	3.82	3.7	9.336
1709	7.55	3.2	9.366
1710	2.91	2.9	9.396
1711	-7.71	3.2	9.426
1712	-2.51	3.2	9.456
1713	2.95	3.0	9.487
1714	0.81	3.3	9.517
1715	-3.29	3.2	9.547
1716	0.11	3.3	9.578
1717	1.86	3.5	9.609
1718	-1	3.7	9.640
1719	-1.57	3.6	9.670
1720	3.97	3.8	9.701
1721	-4.43	3.7	9.733
1722	-2.21	3.7	9.764
1723	2.41	3.6	9.795
1724	-0.15	3.5	9.826
1725	2.04	3.6	9.858
1726	1.98	3.5	9.889
1727	-1.64	3.5	9.921
1728	6.14	3.6	9.953
1729	-1.81	3.4	9.985
1730	-6.83	3.4	10.017
1731	-0.8	3.4	10.049
1732	-2.99	3.6	10.081
1733	0.14	3.6	10.114
1734	0.36	3.6	10.146
1735	2.37	3.5	10.178
1736	-1.69	3.8	10.211
1737	-1.17	3.5	10.244
1738	-0.7	3.6	10.277
1739	0.67	3.6	10.310
1740	7.43	3.5	10.343
1741	1.43	3.6	10.393
1742	-2.3	3.6	10.444
1743	-1.82	3.5	10.494
1744	-0.77	3.5	10.545
1745	-2.59	3.5	10.597
1746	3.6	3.6	10.648
1747	-1.4	3.7	10.700
1748	1.07	3.7	10.752
1749	1.61	3.6	10.805
1750	-0.44	3.7	10.857
1751	0.17	3.6	10.910
1752	3.24	3.7	10.963
1753	-1.83	3.8	11.016
1754	-1.01	3.6	11.070
1755	-2.04	3.7	11.124
1756	4.63	3.6	11.184
1757	7.57	3.8	11.245
1758	-0.55	3.9	11.306
1759	-6.59	3.9	11.368
1760	0.6	4.0	11.430
1761	-2.29	4.1	11.492
1762	1.95	4.0	11.555
1763	5.37	4.0	11.617
1764	0.84	3.9	11.681
1765	0.81	3.9	11.744
1766	1.05	3.9	11.808
1767	3.19	3.9	11.872
1768	-3.16	3.9	11.937
1769	-4.12	4.1	12.002
1770	0.48	4.0	12.067
1771	5.06	4.1	12.133
1772	3.27	3.9	12.199
1773	-0.35	4.0	12.265
1774	1.52	3.9	12.332
1775	1.06	4.0	12.399
1776	-1.88	4.1	12.467
1777	2.47	4.2	12.534
1778	0.06	4.1	12.603
1779	-2.93	4.1	12.671
1780	-0.6	4.3	12.740
1781	13.08	4.3	12.809
1782	0.45	4.3	12.916
1783	-2.25	4.2	13.023
1784	-3.8	4.2	13.131
1785	0.7	4.1	13.240
1786	5.31	4.2	13.349
1787	-0.53	4.1	13.460
1788	-3.15	4.0	13.572
1789	-1.66	4.1	13.684
1790	2.82	4.4	13.798
1791	0.62	4.3	13.912
1792	5.82	4.4	14.134
1793	-0.74	4.3	14.360
1794	0.82	4.1	14.589
1795	10.92	4.5	14.822
1796	3.08	4.5	15.059
1797	1.11	4.4	15.299
1798	4.45	4.3	15.544
1799	7.99	4.4	15.792
1800	9.36	4.5	16.044
1801	5.48	4.5	16.300
1802	-14.52	4.5	16.508
1803	0.83	4.3	16.718
1804	6.46	4.3	16.931
1805	3.21	4.5	17.147
1806	1.48	4.4	17.365
1807	0.51	4.6	17.586
1808	2.37	4.4	17.811
1809	6.18	4.5	18.037
1810	3.74	4.7	18.267
1811	-3.27	4.6	18.500
1812	5.69	4.3	18.736
1813	2.09	4.5	18.975
1814	-2.11	4.4	19.217
1815	-7.66	4.8	19.462
1816	-5.83	4.5	19.710
1817	2.07	4.5	19.962
1818	3.94	4.4	20.217
1819	-4.9	4.3	20.474
1820	-6.72	4.6	20.736
1821	-5.84	4.6	21.000
1822	-6.72	4.6	21.291
1823	1.59	4.7	21.586
1824	1.99	4.9	21.886
1825	8.29	4.9	22.189
1826	-7.04	4.6	22.497
1827	-3.53	4.9	22.809
1828	-0.31	4.8	23.125
1829	-4.18	4.8	23.445
1830	-0.8	4.9	23.770
1831	-4.61	5.0	24.100
1832	-0.75	5.0	24.366
1833	-3.15	5.0	24.636
1834	2.75	5.1	24.908
1835	-0.41	5.4	25.183
1836	5.79	5.5	25.462
1837	-1.8	5.3	25.743
1838	0.41	5.5	26.028
1839	1.89	5.6	26.315
1840	-4.16	5.6	26.606
1841	-1.5	5.4	26.900
1842	-4.29	5.3	26.959
1843	-3.49	5.5	27.019
1844	0.9	5.9	27.079
1845	1.67	6.1	27.138
1846	-1.07	6.4	27.198
1847	6.38	6.3	27.258
1848	-8.44	6.5	27.319
1849	-0.56	6.6	27.379
1850	-6.71	6.5	27.439
1851	-1.4	6.8	27.500
1852	0.56	6.9	27.656
1853	9.46	7.1	27.813
1854	5.4	7.3	27.971
1855	0.78	7.3	28.129
1856	0.34	7.6	28.289
1857	-1.46	7.6	28.449
1858	-4.74	7.5	28.611
1859	3.19	7.8	28.773
1860	0.25	7.9	28.936
1861	2.47	8.0	29.100
1862	0.79	7.9	29.341
1863	3.65	8.2	29.584
1864	4.11	8.3	29.829
1865	-2.5	8.6	30.075
1866	2.15	8.6	30.324
1867	-1.39	8.6	30.575
1868	-2.82	8.8	30.828
1869	-0.04	9.0	31.083
1870	-0.81	9.6	31.341
1871	1.76	10.1	31.485
1872	5.13	10.0	31.874
1873	3.61	10.0	32.178
1874	-4.39	10.3	32.502
1875	-3.39	10.3	32.839
1876	-1.89	10.3	33.200
1877	-1.97	10.2	33.576
1878	-2.16	10.1	33.944
1879	-1.97	9.8	34.304
1880	-0.08	10.5	34.623
1881	-0.77	10.6	34.935
1882	1.26	10.7	35.207
1883	-2.52	11.0	35.450
1884	-1.84	10.8	35.724
1885	-1.34	10.6	36.016
1886	0.26	10.6	36.314
1887	-0.18	11.0	36.599
1888	0.43	11.2	36.881
1889	2.09	11.5	37.179
1890	1.46	11.5	37.485
1891	-2.6	11.7	37.802
1892	-0.1	11.4	38.134
1893	0.76	11.2	38.490
1894	0.58	11.6	38.859
1895	-1.09	11.9	39.221
1896	-0.94	12.3	39.599
1897	1.24	12.3	39.987
1898	0.82	12.8	40.381
1899	2.36	13.1	40.774
1900	4.09	13.0	41.155
1901	-1.38	13.1	41.538
1902	-1.04	13.2	41.893
1903	-0.25	13.0	42.247
1904	-1.1	13.0	42.611
1905	0.48	13.3	42.981
1906	1.4	13.5	43.361
1907	1.58	13.7	43.738
1908	-0.74	13.0	44.124
1909	-0.35	13.2	44.520
1910	1.44	13.5	44.916
1911	0.58	14.9	42.190
1912	2.61	15.0	42.374
1913	-0.17	15.6	42.582
1914	-0.8	15.8	42.957
1915	14.36	17.3	41.362
1916	14.76	17.8	40.536
1917	24.35	18.1	39.781
1918	16.79	18.5	39.582
1919	15.24	15.7	42.944
1920	16.64	14.5	43.646
1921	-8.17	13.0	43.904
1922	-14.46	13.6	44.332
1923	-7.53	13.9	44.563
1924	-2.09	14.5	44.886
1925	-0.26	14.9	45.040
1926	-0.42	14.4	45.218
1927	-1.94	15.5	45.432
1928	-0.89	15.5	45.622
1929	-0.84	15.9	45.731
1930	-0.84	15.8	45.889
1931	-1.83	15.0	46.074
1932	-2.24	14.9	46.335
1933	-1.39	15.3	46.520
1934	-0.87	16.2	46.666
1935	0.79	16.7	46.869
1936	0.89	17.4	47.081
1937	3.46	17.9	47.289
1938	2.36	18.0	47.494
1939	2.88	18.8	47.548
1940	11.13	21.3	46.029
1941	11.47	23.8	44.870
1942	7.49	24.5	44.323
1943	4.44	22.9	48.262
1944	5.01	21.8	48.460
1945	1.63	20.7	48.669
1946	2.81	20.1	48.988
1947	9.08	19.6	49.539
1948	6.3	20.0	50.033
1949	3.18	20.6	50.331
1950	1.34	21.2	50.382
1951	8.55	22.0	50.287
1952	7.1	22.3	50.429
1953	1.83	23.5	50.593
1954	1.13	24.4	50.765
1955	4.92	25.3	50.946
1956	7.04	25.6	51.184
1957	4.08	26.0	51.430
1958	3.71	26.2	51.653
1959	0.76	27.2	51.956
1960	1.11	28.7	52.373
1961	3.88	29.2	52.807
1962	3.65	29.2	53.292
1963	1.55	30.5	53.625
1964	3.79	32.0	53.991
1965	6.06	32.4	54.350
1966	5.42	32.8	54.643
1967	3.05	33.5	54.959
1968	4.44	35.2	55.214
1969	6.76	35.7	55.461
1970	9.9	36.5	55.632
1971	8.57	37.6	55.928
1972	7.9	39.1	56.097
1973	9.37	41.6	56.223
1974	15.8	40.5	56.236
1975	25.7	39.9	56.226
1976	16	41.1	56.216
1977	14.17	42.2	56.190
1978	12.32	43.9	56.178
1979	14.97	45.5	56.240
1980	19.7	44.5	56.330
1981	12.31	44.2	56.358
1982	8.16	45.1	56.291
1983	5.78	47.0	56.316
1984	5.33	47.9	56.409
1985	5.62	49.8	56.554
1986	4.62	51.2	56.684
1987	5.69	53.9	56.804
1988	6.25	56.9	56.916
1989	8.03	58.2	57.077
1990	8.12	58.4	57.238
1991	6.56	57.6	57.439
1992	3.16	57.7	57.585
1993	2.79	59.0	57.714
1994	1.4	61.1	57.862
1995	2.5	62.5	58.025
1996	4.22	63.9	58.164
1997	-0.07	66.9	58.314
1998	1.07	69.2	58.475
1999	0.97	71.2	58.684
2000	1.89	73.4	58.886
2001	1.15	75.1	59.113
2002	2.15	76.4	59.366
2003	2.45	78.6	59.637
2004	2.59	80.0	59.950
2005	2.78	81.7	60.413
2006	2.88	83.4	60.827
2007	2.76	84.7	61.319
2008	3.07	83.7	61.824
2009	-11.63	92.5	62.261
2010	1.32	89.1	62.760
2011	1.94	90.6	63.285
2012	1.78	90.9	63.705
2013	1.88	91.6	64.106
2014	1.96	92.9	64.597
2015	1.25	95.1	65.110
2016	0.74	96.2	65.648
2017	2.31	97.6	66.040
2018	1.61	99.5	66.436
2019	2.13	100.2	66.797
2020	2.39	99.5	67.844
Legend: Data Sources for 1692: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2020: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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