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Public spending 1983-present
UK Public spending data from 1983 is obtained from Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA). Click here to access links to PESAs
Public spending 1951-1982
UK Public spending data from 1951 is obtained from the annual “Blue Books” published by the Central Statistical Office. Click here for details
Public spending 1692-1950
UK Public spending from 1692 is obtained from British Historical Statistics by B.R. Mitchell.

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Data Sources for 2026:

GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables
Spending: HM Treasury PESA
Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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UK Public Revenue Outturn -- March 2026

On April 23, 2026 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its annual Public Sector Finances report. On April 30, 2026 we updated ukpublicrevenue.co.uk with the new public finance data.

**UK Government Revenue**
£ billion	2025-26 forecast	2025-26 actual
Central Government	£1,071.9	£1,136.9
Local Authorities	£69.1	£70.1
Total UK Revenue	£1,141.0	£1,207.0

Revenue outturn data comes from the Office for National Statistics' March 2026 Public Sector Finances report using a spreadsheet file pusf.csv labeled "Public sector finances time series". Outturn revenue data for ukpublicrevenue.co.uk now extends from 1692 to 2025-26.