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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million 1750 -0.44 0.1 10.857 1751 0.17 0.098 10.910 1752 3.24 0.106 10.963 1753 -1.83 0.105 11.016 1754 -1.01 0.101 11.070 1755 -2.04 0.102 11.124 1756 4.63 0.105 11.184 1757 7.57 0.119 11.245 1758 -0.55 0.12 11.306 1759 -6.59 0.114 11.368 1760 0.6 0.118 11.430 1761 -2.29 0.12 11.492 1762 1.95 0.119 11.555 1763 5.37 0.125 11.617 1764 0.84 0.126 11.681 1765 0.81 0.126 11.744 1766 1.05 0.129 11.808 1767 3.19 0.134 11.872 1768 -3.16 0.131 11.937 1769 -4.12 0.133 12.002 1770 0.48 0.13 12.067 1771 5.06 0.139 12.133 1772 3.27 0.14 12.199 1773 -0.35 0.142 12.265 1774 1.52 0.141 12.332 1775 1.06 0.147 12.399 1776 -1.88 0.149 12.467 1777 2.47 0.157 12.534 1778 0.06 0.156 12.603 1779 -2.93 0.151 12.671 1780 -0.6 0.157 12.740 1781 13.08 0.182 12.809 1782 0.45 0.181 12.916 1783 -2.25 0.176 13.023 1784 -3.8 0.17 13.131 1785 0.7 0.17 13.240 1786 5.31 0.182 13.349 1787 -0.53 0.178 13.460 1788 -3.15 0.172 13.572 1789 -1.66 0.173 13.684 1790 2.82 0.191 13.798 1791 0.62 0.193 13.912 1792 5.82 0.212 14.134 1793 -0.74 0.207 14.360 1794 0.82 0.202 14.589 1795 10.92 0.246 14.822 1796 3.08 0.258 15.059 1797 1.11 0.259 15.299 1798 4.45 0.273 15.544 1799 7.99 0.302 15.792 1800 9.36 0.345 16.044 1801 5.48 0.367 16.300 1802 -14.52 0.318 16.508 1803 0.83 0.314 16.718 1804 6.46 0.334 16.931 1805 3.21 0.365 17.147 1806 1.48 0.369 17.365 1807 0.51 0.395 17.586 1808 2.37 0.386 17.811 1809 6.18 0.422 18.037 1810 3.74 0.465 18.267 1811 -3.27 0.445 18.500 1812 5.69 0.452 18.736 1813 2.09 0.486 18.975 1814 -2.11 0.465 19.217 1815 -7.66 0.479 19.462 1816 -5.83 0.426 19.710 1817 2.07 0.442 19.962 1818 3.94 0.459 20.217 1819 -4.9 0.429 20.474 1820 -6.72 0.435 20.736 1821 -5.84 0.417 21.000 1822 -6.72 0.397 21.291 1823 1.59 0.415 21.586 1824 1.99 0.446 21.886 1825 8.29 0.493 22.189 1826 -7.04 0.432 22.497 1827 -3.53 0.45 22.809 1828 -0.31 0.45 23.125 1829 -4.18 0.435 23.445 1830 -0.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 23.770 1831 -4.61 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.100 1832 -0.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.366 1833 -3.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.636 1834 2.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.908 1835 -0.41 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.183 1836 5.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.462 1837 -1.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.743 1838 0.41 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.028 1839 1.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.315 1840 -4.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.606 1841 -1.5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.900 1842 -4.29 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.959 1843 -3.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.019 1844 0.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.079 1845 1.67 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.138 1846 -1.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.198 1847 6.38 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.258 1848 -8.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.319 1849 -0.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.379 1850 -6.71 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.439 1851 -1.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.500 1852 0.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.656 1853 9.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.813 1854 5.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.971 1855 0.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.129 1856 0.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.289 1857 -1.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.449 1858 -4.74 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.611 1859 3.19 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.773 1860 0.25 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.936 1861 2.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 29.100 Legend: Data Sources for 1750: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) 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 1861: 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

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UK Gross Domestic Product GDP History
Fiscal Years 1750 to 1861
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million
1750	-0.44	MW gdp	10.857
1751	0.17	MW gdp	10.910
1752	3.24	MW gdp	10.963
1753	-1.83	MW gdp	11.016
1754	-1.01	MW gdp	11.070
1755	-2.04	MW gdp	11.124
1756	4.63	MW gdp	11.184
1757	7.57	MW gdp	11.245
1758	-0.55	MW gdp	11.306
1759	-6.59	MW gdp	11.368
1760	0.6	MW gdp	11.430
1761	-2.29	MW gdp	11.492
1762	1.95	MW gdp	11.555
1763	5.37	MW gdp	11.617
1764	0.84	MW gdp	11.681
1765	0.81	MW gdp	11.744
1766	1.05	MW gdp	11.808
1767	3.19	MW gdp	11.872
1768	-3.16	MW gdp	11.937
1769	-4.12	MW gdp	12.002
1770	0.48	MW gdp	12.067
1771	5.06	MW gdp	12.133
1772	3.27	MW gdp	12.199
1773	-0.35	MW gdp	12.265
1774	1.52	MW gdp	12.332
1775	1.06	MW gdp	12.399
1776	-1.88	MW gdp	12.467
1777	2.47	MW gdp	12.534
1778	0.06	MW gdp	12.603
1779	-2.93	MW gdp	12.671
1780	-0.6	MW gdp	12.740
1781	13.08	MW gdp	12.809
1782	0.45	MW gdp	12.916
1783	-2.25	MW gdp	13.023
1784	-3.8	MW gdp	13.131
1785	0.7	MW gdp	13.240
1786	5.31	MW gdp	13.349
1787	-0.53	MW gdp	13.460
1788	-3.15	MW gdp	13.572
1789	-1.66	MW gdp	13.684
1790	2.82	MW gdp	13.798
1791	0.62	MW gdp	13.912
1792	5.82	MW gdp	14.134
1793	-0.74	MW gdp	14.360
1794	0.82	MW gdp	14.589
1795	10.92	MW gdp	14.822
1796	3.08	MW gdp	15.059
1797	1.11	MW gdp	15.299
1798	4.45	MW gdp	15.544
1799	7.99	MW gdp	15.792
1800	9.36	MW gdp	16.044
1801	5.48	MW gdp	16.300
1802	-14.52	MW gdp	16.508
1803	0.83	MW gdp	16.718
1804	6.46	MW gdp	16.931
1805	3.21	MW gdp	17.147
1806	1.48	MW gdp	17.365
1807	0.51	MW gdp	17.586
1808	2.37	MW gdp	17.811
1809	6.18	MW gdp	18.037
1810	3.74	MW gdp	18.267
1811	-3.27	MW gdp	18.500
1812	5.69	MW gdp	18.736
1813	2.09	MW gdp	18.975
1814	-2.11	MW gdp	19.217
1815	-7.66	MW gdp	19.462
1816	-5.83	MW gdp	19.710
1817	2.07	MW gdp	19.962
1818	3.94	MW gdp	20.217
1819	-4.9	MW gdp	20.474
1820	-6.72	MW gdp	20.736
1821	-5.84	MW gdp	21.000
1822	-6.72	MW gdp	21.291
1823	1.59	MW gdp	21.586
1824	1.99	MW gdp	21.886
1825	8.29	MW gdp	22.189
1826	-7.04	MW gdp	22.497
1827	-3.53	MW gdp	22.809
1828	-0.31	MW gdp	23.125
1829	-4.18	MW gdp	23.445
1830	-0.8	MW gdp	23.770
1831	-4.61	MW gdp	24.100
1832	-0.75	MW gdp	24.366
1833	-3.15	MW gdp	24.636
1834	2.75	MW gdp	24.908
1835	-0.41	MW gdp	25.183
1836	5.79	MW gdp	25.462
1837	-1.8	MW gdp	25.743
1838	0.41	MW gdp	26.028
1839	1.89	MW gdp	26.315
1840	-4.16	MW gdp	26.606
1841	-1.5	MW gdp	26.900
1842	-4.29	MW gdp	26.959
1843	-3.49	MW gdp	27.019
1844	0.9	MW gdp	27.079
1845	1.67	MW gdp	27.138
1846	-1.07	MW gdp	27.198
1847	6.38	MW gdp	27.258
1848	-8.44	MW gdp	27.319
1849	-0.56	MW gdp	27.379
1850	-6.71	MW gdp	27.439
1851	-1.4	MW gdp	27.500
1852	0.56	MW gdp	27.656
1853	9.46	MW gdp	27.813
1854	5.4	MW gdp	27.971
1855	0.78	MW gdp	28.129
1856	0.34	MW gdp	28.289
1857	-1.46	MW gdp	28.449
1858	-4.74	MW gdp	28.611
1859	3.19	MW gdp	28.773
1860	0.25	MW gdp	28.936
1861	2.47	MW gdp	29.100
Legend: Data Sources for 1750: GDP: data from measuringworth.com (but now unsupported) Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1861: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Spending: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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