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Total UK Government Spending
Headline central, local, and total UK public spending.
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Total Spending Pie Chart for FY 2027
We have central government spending data going back to 1692. Local government spending goes back to 1868.
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Spending data is updated every July from HM Treasury’s PESA report.
UK Public Spending
UK public spending includes both central government and local authority spending.
Last year, FY 2026, total public spending was £1,326.0 billion.
This year, FY 2027, total public spending is budgeted at £1,383.5 billion.
UK Deficits
The “current budget deficit” is the difference between current spending and the sum of current receipts and depreciation.
Last year, FY 2026, the deficit was £50.9 billion.
This year, FY 2027, the deficit is budgeted at £33.9 billion.
UK Public Debt
The UK National Debt is the “public sector net debt” published by ONS.
Last year, FY 2026, the national debt was £2.9184 trillion.
This year, FY 2027, the national debt is budgeted at £3.0531 trillion.
UK Defence Spending
UK defence spending here includes defence, foreign affairs, and foreign aid.
Last year, FY 2026, total defence spending was £72.6 billion.
This year, FY 2027, total defence spending is budgeted at £75.2 billion.
UK Education Spending
Last year, FY 2026, total education spending was £125.7 billion.
This year, FY 2027, total education spending is budgeted at £126.7 billion.
Spending Data Sources
Expenditure data since 1983 comes from HM Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis reports.
Detailed table of spending data sources here.
Gross Domestic Product data comes from measuringworth.com.
Central government spending data begins in 1692.
Local authority spending data begins in 1868.
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Data Sources for 2027:
GDP: OBR EFO supp. economy tables
Revenue: OBR March 2018 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: fiscal
Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank
> revenue data sources for other years
On July 23, 2026 ukpublicspending.co.uk updated UK GDP and public debt outturn and forecasts released with the Office of Budget Responsibility in March 2026.
Recent and forecast GDP comes from the UK Office of Budget Responsibility's Economic and fiscal outlook report, using table 1.1 from tab "1.1" and table 1.2 from tab "1.2" in a spreadsheet file labeled "March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook -- detailed forecast tables: economy". UK GDP previous to 2009 comes from Measuring Worth. The data goes back to 1700.
Note that chain-linked GDP is now in 2019 pounds.
Public sector net debt, outturn and forecast, comes from a tab called "Aggregates (£bn)" in the Public Finances Databank spreadsheet at the Office of Budget Responsibility.
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