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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million (2005) Interest-total £ billion 2019 1900 4.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.155 5.00 a 1901 -1.43 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.538 4.86 a 1902 -1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.893 5.36 a 1903 -0.28 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.247 6.30 a 1904 -1.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.611 6.38 a 1905 0.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.981 6.64 a 1906 1.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.361 6.81 a 1907 1.54 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.738 6.56 a 1908 -0.72 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.124 6.62 a 1909 -0.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.520 6.80 a 1910 1.43 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.916 6.81 a 1911 0.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.190 6.77 a 1912 2.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.374 6.80 a 1913 -0.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.582 7.05 a 1914 -0.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.957 6.98 a 1915 14.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.362 6.48 a 1916 14.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 40.536 9.19 a 1917 24.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.781 12.29 a 1918 16.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.582 14.43 a 1919 15.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.944 16.63 a 1920 16.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.646 16.94 a 1921 -8.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.904 19.36 a 1922 -14.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.332 21.99 a 1923 -7.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.563 24.24 a 1924 -2.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.886 23.84 a 1925 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.040 24.36 a 1926 -0.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.218 24.69 a 1927 -1.94 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.432 26.22 a 1928 -0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.622 26.80 a 1929 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.731 27.32 a 1930 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.889 27.57 a 1931 -1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 27.63 a 1932 -2.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.335 28.20 a 1933 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.520 28.43 a 1934 -0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.666 24.80 a 1935 0.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.869 23.62 a 1936 0.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.081 23.38 a 1937 3.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.289 22.76 a 1938 2.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.494 22.85 a 1939 2.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.548 22.65 a 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 21.25 a 1941 11.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 19.62 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 20.50 a 1943 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.262 22.13 a 1944 5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.460 23.46 a 1945 1.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.669 25.20 a 1946 2.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.988 25.88 a 1947 9.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.539 24.70 a 1948 6.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.033 23.87 a 1949 3.19 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.331 22.05 a 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 22.20 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 19.40 a 1952 7.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 20.00 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 20.59 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 20.54 a 1955 4.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 21.89 a 1956 7.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 21.24 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 20.60 a 1958 3.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 22.19 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 22.40 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 25.07 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 29.31 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 28.29 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 28.52 a 1964 3.77 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 28.99 a 1965 6.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 29.43 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 29.80 a 1967 3.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 31.90 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 34.11 a 1969 6.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 34.14 a 1970 9.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 32.41 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 31.71 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 30.03 a 1973 9.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 33.06 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 37.48 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 34.70 a 1976 16.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 38.47 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 39.89 a 1978 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 40.38 a 1979 14.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 43.87 a 1980 19.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 46.32 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 47.94 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 47.90 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 44.22 a 1984 5.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 43.54 a 1985 5.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 45.89 a 1986 4.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 48.87 a 1987 5.82 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 45.80 a 1988 6.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 44.13 a 1989 8.21 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 41.99 a 1990 8.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 39.31 a 1991 6.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 36.44 a 1992 3.29 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 31.87 a 1993 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 39.21 a 1994 1.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 37.56 a 1995 2.68 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 47.56 a 1996 4.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 50.95 a 1997 -0.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 53.47 a 1998 1.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 49.63 a 1999 1.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 48.36 a 2000 1.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 41.33 a 2001 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 42.41 a 2002 2.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 35.27 a 2003 2.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 32.57 a 2004 2.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 33.75 a 2005 3.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 35.41 a 2006 2.86 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 37.18 a 2007 2.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 38.93 a 2008 3.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 41.06 a 2009 0.87 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 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 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 -total £ billion 2019
1900	4.12	MW gdp	41.155	5.00	a
1901	-1.43	MW gdp	41.538	4.86	a
1902	-1	MW gdp	41.893	5.36	a
1903	-0.28	MW gdp	42.247	6.30	a
1904	-1.08	MW gdp	42.611	6.38	a
1905	0.46	MW gdp	42.981	6.64	a
1906	1.42	MW gdp	43.361	6.81	a
1907	1.54	MW gdp	43.738	6.56	a
1908	-0.72	MW gdp	44.124	6.62	a
1909	-0.35	MW gdp	44.520	6.80	a
1910	1.43	MW gdp	44.916	6.81	a
1911	0.6	MW gdp	42.190	6.77	a
1912	2.6	MW gdp	42.374	6.80	a
1913	-0.16	MW gdp	42.582	7.05	a
1914	-0.81	MW gdp	42.957	6.98	a
1915	14.34	MW gdp	41.362	6.48	a
1916	14.79	MW gdp	40.536	9.19	a
1917	24.32	MW gdp	39.781	12.29	a
1918	16.81	MW gdp	39.582	14.43	a
1919	15.24	MW gdp	42.944	16.63	a
1920	16.64	MW gdp	43.646	16.94	a
1921	-8.17	MW gdp	43.904	19.36	a
1922	-14.46	MW gdp	44.332	21.99	a
1923	-7.53	MW gdp	44.563	24.24	a
1924	-2.09	MW gdp	44.886	23.84	a
1925	-0.26	MW gdp	45.040	24.36	a
1926	-0.42	MW gdp	45.218	24.69	a
1927	-1.94	MW gdp	45.432	26.22	a
1928	-0.89	MW gdp	45.622	26.80	a
1929	-0.84	MW gdp	45.731	27.32	a
1930	-0.84	MW gdp	45.889	27.57	a
1931	-1.83	MW gdp	46.074	27.63	a
1932	-2.24	MW gdp	46.335	28.20	a
1933	-1.39	MW gdp	46.520	28.43	a
1934	-0.87	MW gdp	46.666	24.80	a
1935	0.79	MW gdp	46.869	23.62	a
1936	0.9	MW gdp	47.081	23.38	a
1937	3.46	MW gdp	47.289	22.76	a
1938	2.36	MW gdp	47.494	22.85	a
1939	2.89	MW gdp	47.548	22.65	a
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	21.25	a
1941	11.46	MW gdp	44.870	19.62	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	20.50	a
1943	4.44	MW gdp	48.262	22.13	a
1944	5	MW gdp	48.460	23.46	a
1945	1.64	MW gdp	48.669	25.20	a
1946	2.81	MW gdp	48.988	25.88	a
1947	9.08	MW gdp	49.539	24.70	a
1948	6.34	MW gdp	50.033	23.87	a
1949	3.19	MW gdp	50.331	22.05	a
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	22.20	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	19.40	a
1952	7.11	MW gdp	50.429	20.00	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	20.59	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	20.54	a
1955	4.91	MW gdp	50.946	21.89	a
1956	7.05	MW gdp	51.184	21.24	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	20.60	a
1958	3.7	MW gdp	51.653	22.19	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	22.40	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	25.07	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	29.31	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	28.29	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	28.52	a
1964	3.77	MW gdp	53.991	28.99	a
1965	6.05	MW gdp	54.350	29.43	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	29.80	a
1967	3.03	MW gdp	54.959	31.90	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	34.11	a
1969	6.75	MW gdp	55.461	34.14	a
1970	9.92	MW gdp	55.632	32.41	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	31.71	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	30.03	a
1973	9.39	MW gdp	56.223	33.06	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	37.48	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	34.70	a
1976	16.02	MW gdp	56.216	38.47	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	39.89	a
1978	12.31	MW gdp	56.178	40.38	a
1979	14.98	MW gdp	56.240	43.87	a
1980	19.69	MW gdp	56.330	46.32	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	47.94	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	47.90	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	44.22	a
1984	5.34	MW gdp	56.409	43.54	a
1985	5.63	MW gdp	56.554	45.89	a
1986	4.6	MW gdp	56.684	48.87	a
1987	5.82	MW gdp	56.804	45.80	a
1988	6.47	MW gdp	56.916	44.13	a
1989	8.21	MW gdp	57.077	41.99	a
1990	8.58	MW gdp	57.238	39.31	a
1991	6.64	MW gdp	57.439	36.44	a
1992	3.29	MW gdp	57.585	31.87	a
1993	3.07	MW gdp	57.714	39.21	a
1994	1.91	MW gdp	57.862	37.56	a
1995	2.68	MW gdp	58.025	47.56	a
1996	4.24	MW gdp	58.164	50.95	a
1997	-0.15	MW gdp	58.314	53.47	a
1998	1.33	MW gdp	58.475	49.63	a
1999	1.42	MW gdp	58.684	48.36	a
2000	1.17	MW gdp	58.886	41.33	a
2001	1.55	MW gdp	59.113	42.41	a
2002	2.16	MW gdp	59.366	35.27	a
2003	2.46	MW gdp	59.637	32.57	a
2004	2.65	MW gdp	59.950	33.75	a
2005	3.02	MW gdp	60.413	35.41	a
2006	2.86	MW gdp	60.827	37.18	a
2007	2.31	MW gdp	61.319	38.93	a
2008	3.42	MW gdp	61.824	41.06	a
2009	0.87	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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