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Year GDP-UK £ billion Population-UK million Total Spending-total percent GDP 1900 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.214 14.06 a 1901 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.600 17.25 a 1902 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.965 18.34 a 1903 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.334 18.41 a 1904 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.705 16.43 a 1905 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.080 17.82 a 1906 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.459 15.18 a 1907 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.840 14.44 a 1908 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.225 14.78 a 1909 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.613 14.73 a 1910 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.005 15.95 a 1911 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.400 14.97 a 1912 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.133 14.78 a 1913 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.868 14.97 a 1914 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.604 15.61 a 1915 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.342 25.72 a 1916 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.081 50.85 a 1917 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.822 55.70 a 1918 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.564 56.64 a 1919 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.308 51.17 a 1920 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.053 33.22 a 1921 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.072 34.05 a 1922 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.268 36.39 a 1923 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.465 30.16 a 1924 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.663 27.21 a 1925 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.862 27.17 a 1926 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.062 29.89 a 1927 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.263 29.56 a 1928 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.464 29.17 a 1929 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.667 28.23 a 1930 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.870 29.38 a 1931 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 32.06 a 1932 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.284 33.08 a 1933 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.495 31.93 a 1934 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.706 29.21 a 1935 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.919 28.56 a 1936 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.133 28.65 a 1937 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.348 28.62 a 1938 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.563 28.87 a 1939 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.780 29.14 a 1940 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.997 29.71 a 1941 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.216 54.08 a 1942 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.420 59.80 a 1943 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.624 64.37 a 1944 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.829 65.45 a 1945 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.035 70.34 a 1946 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.242 64.81 a 1947 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.450 49.06 a 1948 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.659 39.21 a 1949 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.868 36.00 a 1950 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.079 35.89 a 1951 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.290 38.01 a 1952 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.536 39.07 a 1953 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.784 38.41 a 1954 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.032 36.24 a 1955 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.282 34.95 a 1956 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.533 35.10 a 1957 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.785 34.55 a 1958 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.039 35.12 a 1959 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.294 35.21 a 1960 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.550 35.20 a 1961 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 37.60 a 1962 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.111 38.31 a 1963 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.417 38.31 a 1964 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.725 38.35 a 1965 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.034 39.35 a 1966 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.345 40.04 a 1967 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.658 43.43 a 1968 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.973 43.73 a 1969 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.289 42.08 a 1970 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.608 41.77 a 1971 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 42.03 a 1972 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.970 40.84 a 1973 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.013 40.98 a 1974 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.055 46.40 a 1975 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 48.28 a 1976 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.140 46.30 a 1977 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.182 42.09 a 1978 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.225 42.49 a 1979 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.267 42.75 a 1980 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.310 44.54 a 1981 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 45.29 a 1982 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.465 45.56 a 1983 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.572 43.20 a 1984 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.680 42.59 a 1985 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.788 41.71 a 1986 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.896 40.76 a 1987 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.004 38.40 a 1988 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.112 36.28 a 1989 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.221 34.25 a 1990 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.330 35.23 a 1991 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 36.45 a 1992 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.604 37.97 a 1993 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.770 39.70 a 1994 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.936 39.18 a 1995 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.103 39.42 a 1996 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.270 38.93 a 1997 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.438 37.15 a 1998 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.606 36.22 a 1999 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.775 35.81 a 2000 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.944 34.91 a 2001 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.114 35.83 a 2002 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.455 36.18 a 2003 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.799 36.90 a 2004 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.145 37.85 a 2005 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.493 39.21 a 2006 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.843 39.40 a 2007 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.194 39.08 a 2008 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.548 40.61 a 2009 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.904 45.47 a 2010 1500.8 62.262 44.85 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: 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 2010: GDP: budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook/ OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/series/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa HM Treasury PESA

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UK Public Spending As Percent Of GDP
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2010
Year	GDP-UK £ billion	Population-UK million	Total Spending -total percent GDP
1900	MW gdp	41.214	14.06	a
1901	MW gdp	41.600	17.25	a
1902	MW gdp	41.965	18.34	a
1903	MW gdp	42.334	18.41	a
1904	MW gdp	42.705	16.43	a
1905	MW gdp	43.080	17.82	a
1906	MW gdp	43.459	15.18	a
1907	MW gdp	43.840	14.44	a
1908	MW gdp	44.225	14.78	a
1909	MW gdp	44.613	14.73	a
1910	MW gdp	45.005	15.95	a
1911	MW gdp	45.400	14.97	a
1912	MW gdp	45.133	14.78	a
1913	MW gdp	44.868	14.97	a
1914	MW gdp	44.604	15.61	a
1915	MW gdp	44.342	25.72	a
1916	MW gdp	44.081	50.85	a
1917	MW gdp	43.822	55.70	a
1918	MW gdp	43.564	56.64	a
1919	MW gdp	43.308	51.17	a
1920	MW gdp	43.053	33.22	a
1921	MW gdp	44.072	34.05	a
1922	MW gdp	44.268	36.39	a
1923	MW gdp	44.465	30.16	a
1924	MW gdp	44.663	27.21	a
1925	MW gdp	44.862	27.17	a
1926	MW gdp	45.062	29.89	a
1927	MW gdp	45.263	29.56	a
1928	MW gdp	45.464	29.17	a
1929	MW gdp	45.667	28.23	a
1930	MW gdp	45.870	29.38	a
1931	MW gdp	46.074	32.06	a
1932	MW gdp	46.284	33.08	a
1933	MW gdp	46.495	31.93	a
1934	MW gdp	46.706	29.21	a
1935	MW gdp	46.919	28.56	a
1936	MW gdp	47.133	28.65	a
1937	MW gdp	47.348	28.62	a
1938	MW gdp	47.563	28.87	a
1939	MW gdp	47.780	29.14	a
1940	MW gdp	47.997	29.71	a
1941	MW gdp	48.216	54.08	a
1942	MW gdp	48.420	59.80	a
1943	MW gdp	48.624	64.37	a
1944	MW gdp	48.829	65.45	a
1945	MW gdp	49.035	70.34	a
1946	MW gdp	49.242	64.81	a
1947	MW gdp	49.450	49.06	a
1948	MW gdp	49.659	39.21	a
1949	MW gdp	49.868	36.00	a
1950	MW gdp	50.079	35.89	a
1951	MW gdp	50.290	38.01	a
1952	MW gdp	50.536	39.07	a
1953	MW gdp	50.784	38.41	a
1954	MW gdp	51.032	36.24	a
1955	MW gdp	51.282	34.95	a
1956	MW gdp	51.533	35.10	a
1957	MW gdp	51.785	34.55	a
1958	MW gdp	52.039	35.12	a
1959	MW gdp	52.294	35.21	a
1960	MW gdp	52.550	35.20	a
1961	MW gdp	52.807	37.60	a
1962	MW gdp	53.111	38.31	a
1963	MW gdp	53.417	38.31	a
1964	MW gdp	53.725	38.35	a
1965	MW gdp	54.034	39.35	a
1966	MW gdp	54.345	40.04	a
1967	MW gdp	54.658	43.43	a
1968	MW gdp	54.973	43.73	a
1969	MW gdp	55.289	42.08	a
1970	MW gdp	55.608	41.77	a
1971	MW gdp	55.928	42.03	a
1972	MW gdp	55.970	40.84	a
1973	MW gdp	56.013	40.98	a
1974	MW gdp	56.055	46.40	a
1975	MW gdp	56.097	48.28	a
1976	MW gdp	56.140	46.30	a
1977	MW gdp	56.182	42.09	a
1978	MW gdp	56.225	42.49	a
1979	MW gdp	56.267	42.75	a
1980	MW gdp	56.310	44.54	a
1981	MW gdp	56.358	45.29	a
1982	MW gdp	56.465	45.56	a
1983	MW gdp	56.572	43.20	a
1984	MW gdp	56.680	42.59	a
1985	MW gdp	56.788	41.71	a
1986	MW gdp	56.896	40.76	a
1987	MW gdp	57.004	38.40	a
1988	MW gdp	57.112	36.28	a
1989	MW gdp	57.221	34.25	a
1990	MW gdp	57.330	35.23	a
1991	MW gdp	57.439	36.45	a
1992	MW gdp	57.604	37.97	a
1993	MW gdp	57.770	39.70	a
1994	MW gdp	57.936	39.18	a
1995	MW gdp	58.103	39.42	a
1996	MW gdp	58.270	38.93	a
1997	MW gdp	58.438	37.15	a
1998	MW gdp	58.606	36.22	a
1999	MW gdp	58.775	35.81	a
2000	MW gdp	58.944	34.91	a
2001	MW gdp	59.114	35.83	a
2002	MW gdp	59.455	36.18	a
2003	MW gdp	59.799	36.90	a
2004	MW gdp	60.145	37.85	a
2005	MW gdp	60.493	39.21	a
2006	MW gdp	60.843	39.40	a
2007	MW gdp	61.194	39.08	a
2008	MW gdp	61.548	40.61	a
2009	MW gdp	61.904	45.47	a
2010	1500.8	62.262	44.85	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1900: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 2010: GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: HM Treasury PESA

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