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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million (2005) Interest-total £ billion 2019 1900 4.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.155 4.33 a 1901 -1.38 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.538 4.20 a 1902 -1.04 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.893 4.64 a 1903 -0.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.247 5.45 a 1904 -1.1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.611 5.51 a 1905 0.48 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.981 5.74 a 1906 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.361 5.89 a 1907 1.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.738 5.67 a 1908 -0.74 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.124 5.72 a 1909 -0.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.520 5.88 a 1910 1.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.916 5.89 a 1911 0.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.190 5.85 a 1912 2.61 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.374 5.88 a 1913 -0.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.582 6.10 a 1914 -0.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.957 6.04 a 1915 14.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.362 5.61 a 1916 14.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 40.536 7.95 a 1917 24.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.781 10.63 a 1918 16.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.582 12.47 a 1919 15.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.944 14.38 a 1920 16.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.646 14.65 a 1921 -8.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.904 16.74 a 1922 -14.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.332 19.02 a 1923 -7.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.563 20.96 a 1924 -2.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.886 20.61 a 1925 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.040 21.06 a 1926 -0.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.218 21.35 a 1927 -1.94 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.432 22.67 a 1928 -0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.622 23.17 a 1929 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.731 23.62 a 1930 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.889 23.84 a 1931 -1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 23.89 a 1932 -2.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.335 24.39 a 1933 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.520 24.58 a 1934 -0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.666 21.45 a 1935 0.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.869 20.42 a 1936 0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.081 20.22 a 1937 3.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.289 19.68 a 1938 2.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.494 19.75 a 1939 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.548 19.59 a 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 18.37 a 1941 11.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 16.96 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 17.72 a 1943 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.262 19.14 a 1944 5.01 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.460 20.28 a 1945 1.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.669 21.79 a 1946 2.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.988 22.38 a 1947 9.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.539 21.36 a 1948 6.3 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.033 20.64 a 1949 3.18 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.331 19.08 a 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 19.20 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 16.78 a 1952 7.1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 17.30 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 17.81 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 17.77 a 1955 4.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 18.93 a 1956 7.04 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 18.37 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 17.82 a 1958 3.71 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 19.20 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 19.37 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 21.69 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 25.35 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 24.47 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 24.67 a 1964 3.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 25.07 a 1965 6.06 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 25.45 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 25.77 a 1967 3.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 27.57 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 29.49 a 1969 6.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 29.51 a 1970 9.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 28.01 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 27.41 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 25.96 a 1973 9.37 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 28.58 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 32.40 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 30.00 a 1976 16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 33.26 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 34.49 a 1978 12.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 34.91 a 1979 14.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 37.93 a 1980 19.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 40.04 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 41.44 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 41.41 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 38.23 a 1984 5.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 37.64 a 1985 5.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 39.68 a 1986 4.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 42.26 a 1987 5.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 39.64 a 1988 6.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 38.28 a 1989 8.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 36.48 a 1990 8.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 34.31 a 1991 6.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 31.83 a 1992 3.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 27.88 a 1993 2.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 34.39 a 1994 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 33.11 a 1995 2.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 42.00 a 1996 4.22 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 44.99 a 1997 -0.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 47.19 a 1998 1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 43.91 a 1999 0.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 42.97 a 2000 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 36.47 a 2001 1.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 37.57 a 2002 2.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 31.25 a 2003 2.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 28.86 a 2004 2.59 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 29.92 a 2005 2.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 31.47 a 2006 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 33.03 a 2007 2.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 34.43 a 2008 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 36.44 a 2009 -11.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 62.261 41.56 a 2010 1.32 2040.9 62.760 40.16 a 2011 1.94 2091.8 63.285 60.69 a 2012 1.78 2112.5 63.705 63.50 a 2013 1.88 2142.5 64.106 61.39 a 2014 1.96 2191.5 64.597 60.05 a 2015 1.25 2259.8 65.110 55.40 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: <a 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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 2015: 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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Fiscal Years 1900 to 2015
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion 2019	Population-UK million (2005)	Interest -total £ billion 2019
1900	4.09	MW gdp	41.155	4.33	a
1901	-1.38	MW gdp	41.538	4.20	a
1902	-1.04	MW gdp	41.893	4.64	a
1903	-0.25	MW gdp	42.247	5.45	a
1904	-1.1	MW gdp	42.611	5.51	a
1905	0.48	MW gdp	42.981	5.74	a
1906	1.4	MW gdp	43.361	5.89	a
1907	1.58	MW gdp	43.738	5.67	a
1908	-0.74	MW gdp	44.124	5.72	a
1909	-0.35	MW gdp	44.520	5.88	a
1910	1.44	MW gdp	44.916	5.89	a
1911	0.58	MW gdp	42.190	5.85	a
1912	2.61	MW gdp	42.374	5.88	a
1913	-0.17	MW gdp	42.582	6.10	a
1914	-0.8	MW gdp	42.957	6.04	a
1915	14.36	MW gdp	41.362	5.61	a
1916	14.76	MW gdp	40.536	7.95	a
1917	24.35	MW gdp	39.781	10.63	a
1918	16.79	MW gdp	39.582	12.47	a
1919	15.24	MW gdp	42.944	14.38	a
1920	16.64	MW gdp	43.646	14.65	a
1921	-8.17	MW gdp	43.904	16.74	a
1922	-14.46	MW gdp	44.332	19.02	a
1923	-7.53	MW gdp	44.563	20.96	a
1924	-2.09	MW gdp	44.886	20.61	a
1925	-0.26	MW gdp	45.040	21.06	a
1926	-0.42	MW gdp	45.218	21.35	a
1927	-1.94	MW gdp	45.432	22.67	a
1928	-0.89	MW gdp	45.622	23.17	a
1929	-0.84	MW gdp	45.731	23.62	a
1930	-0.84	MW gdp	45.889	23.84	a
1931	-1.83	MW gdp	46.074	23.89	a
1932	-2.24	MW gdp	46.335	24.39	a
1933	-1.39	MW gdp	46.520	24.58	a
1934	-0.87	MW gdp	46.666	21.45	a
1935	0.79	MW gdp	46.869	20.42	a
1936	0.89	MW gdp	47.081	20.22	a
1937	3.46	MW gdp	47.289	19.68	a
1938	2.36	MW gdp	47.494	19.75	a
1939	2.88	MW gdp	47.548	19.59	a
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	18.37	a
1941	11.47	MW gdp	44.870	16.96	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	17.72	a
1943	4.44	MW gdp	48.262	19.14	a
1944	5.01	MW gdp	48.460	20.28	a
1945	1.63	MW gdp	48.669	21.79	a
1946	2.81	MW gdp	48.988	22.38	a
1947	9.08	MW gdp	49.539	21.36	a
1948	6.3	MW gdp	50.033	20.64	a
1949	3.18	MW gdp	50.331	19.08	a
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	19.20	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	16.78	a
1952	7.1	MW gdp	50.429	17.30	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	17.81	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	17.77	a
1955	4.92	MW gdp	50.946	18.93	a
1956	7.04	MW gdp	51.184	18.37	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	17.82	a
1958	3.71	MW gdp	51.653	19.20	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	19.37	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	21.69	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	25.35	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	24.47	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	24.67	a
1964	3.79	MW gdp	53.991	25.07	a
1965	6.06	MW gdp	54.350	25.45	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	25.77	a
1967	3.05	MW gdp	54.959	27.57	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	29.49	a
1969	6.76	MW gdp	55.461	29.51	a
1970	9.9	MW gdp	55.632	28.01	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	27.41	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	25.96	a
1973	9.37	MW gdp	56.223	28.58	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	32.40	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	30.00	a
1976	16	MW gdp	56.216	33.26	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	34.49	a
1978	12.32	MW gdp	56.178	34.91	a
1979	14.97	MW gdp	56.240	37.93	a
1980	19.7	MW gdp	56.330	40.04	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	41.44	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	41.41	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	38.23	a
1984	5.33	MW gdp	56.409	37.64	a
1985	5.62	MW gdp	56.554	39.68	a
1986	4.62	MW gdp	56.684	42.26	a
1987	5.69	MW gdp	56.804	39.64	a
1988	6.25	MW gdp	56.916	38.28	a
1989	8.03	MW gdp	57.077	36.48	a
1990	8.12	MW gdp	57.238	34.31	a
1991	6.56	MW gdp	57.439	31.83	a
1992	3.16	MW gdp	57.585	27.88	a
1993	2.79	MW gdp	57.714	34.39	a
1994	1.4	MW gdp	57.862	33.11	a
1995	2.5	MW gdp	58.025	42.00	a
1996	4.22	MW gdp	58.164	44.99	a
1997	-0.07	MW gdp	58.314	47.19	a
1998	1.07	MW gdp	58.475	43.91	a
1999	0.97	MW gdp	58.684	42.97	a
2000	1.89	MW gdp	58.886	36.47	a
2001	1.15	MW gdp	59.113	37.57	a
2002	2.15	MW gdp	59.366	31.25	a
2003	2.45	MW gdp	59.637	28.86	a
2004	2.59	MW gdp	59.950	29.92	a
2005	2.78	MW gdp	60.413	31.47	a
2006	2.88	MW gdp	60.827	33.03	a
2007	2.76	MW gdp	61.319	34.43	a
2008	3.07	MW gdp	61.824	36.44	a
2009	-11.63	2101.4	62.261	41.56	a
2010	1.32	2040.9	62.760	40.16	a
2011	1.94	2091.8	63.285	60.69	a
2012	1.78	2112.5	63.705	63.50	a
2013	1.88	2142.5	64.106	61.39	a
2014	1.96	2191.5	64.597	60.05	a
2015	1.25	2259.8	65.110	55.40	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2015: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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