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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million (2005) Total Spending-total £ billion 2018 1900 4.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.155 27.39 a 1901 -1.38 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.538 34.19 a 1902 -1.04 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.893 37.00 a 1903 -0.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.247 36.74 a 1904 -1.1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.611 33.14 a 1905 0.48 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.981 37.07 a 1906 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.361 32.49 a 1907 1.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.738 31.64 a 1908 -0.74 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.124 31.07 a 1909 -0.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.520 31.70 a 1910 1.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.916 35.30 a 1911 0.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.190 34.28 a 1912 2.61 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.374 34.49 a 1913 -0.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.582 36.39 a 1914 -0.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.957 38.73 a 1915 14.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.362 67.44 a 1916 14.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 40.536 135.73 a 1917 24.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.781 148.73 a 1918 16.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.582 155.09 a 1919 15.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.944 129.07 a 1920 16.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.646 77.59 a 1921 -8.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.904 71.81 a 1922 -14.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.332 80.81 a 1923 -7.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.563 68.95 a 1924 -2.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.886 65.14 a 1925 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.040 67.33 a 1926 -0.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.218 71.78 a 1927 -1.94 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.432 76.43 a 1928 -0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.622 76.10 a 1929 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.731 75.74 a 1930 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.889 78.22 a 1931 -1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 81.36 a 1932 -2.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.335 84.05 a 1933 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.520 83.68 a 1934 -0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.666 81.13 a 1935 0.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.869 82.25 a 1936 0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.081 86.43 a 1937 3.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.289 89.36 a 1938 2.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.494 90.87 a 1939 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.548 96.01 a 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 107.87 a 1941 11.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 213.98 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 241.50 a 1943 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.262 265.13 a 1944 5.01 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.460 258.38 a 1945 1.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.669 265.71 a 1946 2.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.988 239.40 a 1947 9.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.539 179.34 a 1948 6.3 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.033 150.17 a 1949 3.18 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.331 142.14 a 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 146.32 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 159.00 a 1952 7.1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 165.17 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 170.99 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 168.95 a 1955 4.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 167.26 a 1956 7.04 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 168.93 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 168.68 a 1958 3.71 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 172.46 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 181.32 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 191.40 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 207.89 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 214.12 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 223.49 a 1964 3.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 235.98 a 1965 6.06 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 246.85 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 253.70 a 1967 3.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 281.93 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 295.24 a 1969 6.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 286.98 a 1970 9.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 285.62 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 296.10 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 299.67 a 1973 9.37 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 318.82 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 352.25 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 367.02 a 1976 16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 360.46 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 335.09 a 1978 12.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 348.50 a 1979 14.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 360.48 a 1980 19.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 365.99 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 363.87 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 371.69 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 364.97 a 1984 5.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 367.27 a 1985 5.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 374.26 a 1986 4.62 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 376.50 a 1987 5.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 370.72 a 1988 6.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 369.15 a 1989 8.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 354.79 a 1990 8.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 366.65 a 1991 6.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 373.44 a 1992 3.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 391.91 a 1993 2.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 419.53 a 1994 1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 432.78 a 1995 2.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 449.70 a 1996 4.22 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 454.79 a 1997 -0.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 461.14 a 1998 1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 471.31 a 1999 0.97 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 487.79 a 2000 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 490.76 a 2001 1.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 521.37 a 2002 2.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 542.66 a 2003 2.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 572.91 a 2004 2.59 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 604.71 a 2005 2.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 636.34 a 2006 2.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 658.87 a 2007 2.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 673.27 a 2008 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 692.18 a 2009 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 62.261 755.46 a 2010 1.32 1836.8 62.760 791.57 a 2011 1.72 1886.2 63.285 826.26 a 2012 1.79 1900.8 63.705 819.27 a 2013 1.76 1929.9 64.106 827.52 a 2014 2.13 1973.3 64.597 813.16 a 2015 1.14 2034.8 65.110 821.65 a 2016 0.81 2080.8 65.648 843.70 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 2016: 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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Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2016
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion 2018	Population-UK million (2005)	Total Spending -total £ billion 2018
1900	4.09	MW gdp	41.155	27.39	a
1901	-1.38	MW gdp	41.538	34.19	a
1902	-1.04	MW gdp	41.893	37.00	a
1903	-0.25	MW gdp	42.247	36.74	a
1904	-1.1	MW gdp	42.611	33.14	a
1905	0.48	MW gdp	42.981	37.07	a
1906	1.4	MW gdp	43.361	32.49	a
1907	1.58	MW gdp	43.738	31.64	a
1908	-0.74	MW gdp	44.124	31.07	a
1909	-0.35	MW gdp	44.520	31.70	a
1910	1.44	MW gdp	44.916	35.30	a
1911	0.58	MW gdp	42.190	34.28	a
1912	2.61	MW gdp	42.374	34.49	a
1913	-0.17	MW gdp	42.582	36.39	a
1914	-0.8	MW gdp	42.957	38.73	a
1915	14.36	MW gdp	41.362	67.44	a
1916	14.76	MW gdp	40.536	135.73	a
1917	24.35	MW gdp	39.781	148.73	a
1918	16.79	MW gdp	39.582	155.09	a
1919	15.24	MW gdp	42.944	129.07	a
1920	16.64	MW gdp	43.646	77.59	a
1921	-8.17	MW gdp	43.904	71.81	a
1922	-14.46	MW gdp	44.332	80.81	a
1923	-7.53	MW gdp	44.563	68.95	a
1924	-2.09	MW gdp	44.886	65.14	a
1925	-0.26	MW gdp	45.040	67.33	a
1926	-0.42	MW gdp	45.218	71.78	a
1927	-1.94	MW gdp	45.432	76.43	a
1928	-0.89	MW gdp	45.622	76.10	a
1929	-0.84	MW gdp	45.731	75.74	a
1930	-0.84	MW gdp	45.889	78.22	a
1931	-1.83	MW gdp	46.074	81.36	a
1932	-2.24	MW gdp	46.335	84.05	a
1933	-1.39	MW gdp	46.520	83.68	a
1934	-0.87	MW gdp	46.666	81.13	a
1935	0.79	MW gdp	46.869	82.25	a
1936	0.89	MW gdp	47.081	86.43	a
1937	3.46	MW gdp	47.289	89.36	a
1938	2.36	MW gdp	47.494	90.87	a
1939	2.88	MW gdp	47.548	96.01	a
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	107.87	a
1941	11.47	MW gdp	44.870	213.98	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	241.50	a
1943	4.44	MW gdp	48.262	265.13	a
1944	5.01	MW gdp	48.460	258.38	a
1945	1.63	MW gdp	48.669	265.71	a
1946	2.81	MW gdp	48.988	239.40	a
1947	9.08	MW gdp	49.539	179.34	a
1948	6.3	MW gdp	50.033	150.17	a
1949	3.18	MW gdp	50.331	142.14	a
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	146.32	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	159.00	a
1952	7.1	MW gdp	50.429	165.17	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	170.99	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	168.95	a
1955	4.92	MW gdp	50.946	167.26	a
1956	7.04	MW gdp	51.184	168.93	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	168.68	a
1958	3.71	MW gdp	51.653	172.46	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	181.32	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	191.40	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	207.89	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	214.12	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	223.49	a
1964	3.79	MW gdp	53.991	235.98	a
1965	6.06	MW gdp	54.350	246.85	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	253.70	a
1967	3.05	MW gdp	54.959	281.93	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	295.24	a
1969	6.76	MW gdp	55.461	286.98	a
1970	9.9	MW gdp	55.632	285.62	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	296.10	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	299.67	a
1973	9.37	MW gdp	56.223	318.82	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	352.25	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	367.02	a
1976	16	MW gdp	56.216	360.46	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	335.09	a
1978	12.32	MW gdp	56.178	348.50	a
1979	14.97	MW gdp	56.240	360.48	a
1980	19.7	MW gdp	56.330	365.99	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	363.87	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	371.69	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	364.97	a
1984	5.33	MW gdp	56.409	367.27	a
1985	5.62	MW gdp	56.554	374.26	a
1986	4.62	MW gdp	56.684	376.50	a
1987	5.69	MW gdp	56.804	370.72	a
1988	6.25	MW gdp	56.916	369.15	a
1989	8.03	MW gdp	57.077	354.79	a
1990	8.12	MW gdp	57.238	366.65	a
1991	6.56	MW gdp	57.439	373.44	a
1992	3.16	MW gdp	57.585	391.91	a
1993	2.79	MW gdp	57.714	419.53	a
1994	1.4	MW gdp	57.862	432.78	a
1995	2.5	MW gdp	58.025	449.70	a
1996	4.22	MW gdp	58.164	454.79	a
1997	-0.07	MW gdp	58.314	461.14	a
1998	1.07	MW gdp	58.475	471.31	a
1999	0.97	MW gdp	58.684	487.79	a
2000	1.89	MW gdp	58.886	490.76	a
2001	1.15	MW gdp	59.113	521.37	a
2002	2.15	MW gdp	59.366	542.66	a
2003	2.45	MW gdp	59.637	572.91	a
2004	2.59	MW gdp	59.950	604.71	a
2005	2.78	MW gdp	60.413	636.34	a
2006	2.88	MW gdp	60.827	658.87	a
2007	2.76	MW gdp	61.319	673.27	a
2008	3.07	MW gdp	61.824	692.18	a
2009	-0.26	1888.6	62.261	755.46	a
2010	1.32	1836.8	62.760	791.57	a
2011	1.72	1886.2	63.285	826.26	a
2012	1.79	1900.8	63.705	819.27	a
2013	1.76	1929.9	64.106	827.52	a
2014	2.13	1973.3	64.597	813.16	a
2015	1.14	2034.8	65.110	821.65	a
2016	0.81	2080.8	65.648	843.70	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 2016: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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