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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Total Spending-fed £ billion nominal 1750 -0.44 0.0999 10.857 0.01 a 1751 0.46 0.0982 10.910 0.01 a 1752 2.82 0.1058 10.963 0.01 a 1753 -1.74 0.1049 11.016 0.01 a 1754 -0.82 0.1011 11.070 0.00 a 1755 -1.84 0.1023 11.124 0.01 a 1756 4.72 0.1054 11.184 0.01 a 1757 7.24 0.1191 11.245 0.01 a 1758 -0.8 0.1198 11.306 0.01 a 1759 -6.76 0.1136 11.368 0.02 a 1760 0.53 0.1175 11.430 0.02 a 1761 -2.19 0.1196 11.492 0.02 a 1762 1.95 0.1186 11.555 0.02 a 1763 5.39 0.1246 11.617 0.02 a 1764 1 0.1258 11.681 0.01 a 1765 1.05 0.1261 11.744 0.01 a 1766 1.04 0.1291 11.808 0.01 a 1767 3.19 0.1341 11.872 0.01 a 1768 -3.38 0.1308 11.937 0.01 a 1769 -3.97 0.133 12.002 0.01 a 1770 0.7 0.1303 12.067 0.01 a 1771 4.58 0.1387 12.133 0.01 a 1772 3.13 0.1395 12.199 0.01 a 1773 0.08 0.1421 12.265 0.01 a 1774 1.73 0.1414 12.332 0.01 a 1775 0.7 0.1469 12.399 0.01 a 1776 -2.02 0.1487 12.467 0.01 a 1777 2.83 0.1572 12.534 0.02 a 1778 0.12 0.1563 12.603 0.02 a 1779 -2.99 0.1512 12.671 0.02 a 1780 -0.4 0.1575 12.740 0.02 a 1781 12.51 0.1817 12.809 0.03 a 1782 0.45 0.1807 12.916 0.03 a 1783 -1.97 0.1762 13.023 0.02 a 1784 -3.86 0.1701 13.131 0.02 a 1785 0.34 0.1695 13.240 0.03 a 1786 5.8 0.1823 13.349 0.02 a 1787 -0.53 0.1783 13.460 0.02 a 1788 -3.25 0.1721 13.572 0.02 a 1789 -1.54 0.1733 13.684 0.02 a 1790 2.68 0.1911 13.798 0.02 a 1791 0.51 0.1929 13.912 0.02 a 1792 6.09 0.2124 14.134 0.02 a 1793 -1.01 0.2068 14.360 0.02 a 1794 0.96 0.2021 14.589 0.03 a 1795 11.01 0.2463 14.822 0.04 a 1796 2.96 0.258 15.059 0.04 a 1797 0.96 0.2586 15.299 0.06 a 1798 4.34 0.2723 15.544 0.05 a 1799 7.4 0.2996 15.792 0.05 a 1800 8.54 0.3398 16.044 0.05 a 1801 7.13 0.3671 16.300 0.05 a 1802 -14.54 0.318 16.508 0.07 a 1803 0.73 0.3137 16.718 0.05 a 1804 6.46 0.3337 16.931 0.05 a 1805 3.17 0.3645 17.147 0.06 a 1806 1.73 0.3694 17.365 0.07 a 1807 0.43 0.3951 17.586 0.07 a 1808 2.3 0.3858 17.811 0.07 a 1809 6.19 0.4218 18.037 0.08 a 1810 3.73 0.4647 18.267 0.08 a 1811 -3.3 0.4446 18.500 0.08 a 1812 5.82 0.4522 18.736 0.09 a 1813 2.14 0.4864 18.975 0.09 a 1814 -2.29 0.4645 19.217 0.11 a 1815 -7.47 0.4794 19.462 0.11 a 1816 -5.88 0.4261 19.710 0.10 a 1817 2.1 0.4422 19.962 0.07 a 1818 4.01 0.4595 20.217 0.06 a 1819 -5 0.429 20.474 0.06 a 1820 -6.67 0.4352 20.736 0.06 a 1821 -5.91 0.4169 21.000 0.06 a 1822 -6.65 0.3972 21.291 0.06 a 1823 1.57 0.4151 21.586 0.06 a 1824 2.06 0.4464 21.886 0.05 a 1825 8.23 0.4932 22.189 0.06 a 1826 -6.97 0.4325 22.497 0.05 a 1827 -3.67 0.4499 22.809 0.06 a 1828 -0.35 0.4497 23.125 0.06 a 1829 -4.1 0.4351 23.445 0.05 a 1830 -0.71 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 23.770 0.05 a 1831 -4.66 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.100 0.05 a 1832 -0.77 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.366 0.05 a 1833 -3.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.636 0.05 a 1834 2.61 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 24.908 0.05 a 1835 -0.3 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.183 0.05 a 1836 5.73 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.462 0.07 a 1837 -1.82 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 25.743 0.05 a 1838 0.38 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.028 0.05 a 1839 1.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.315 0.05 a 1840 -4.21 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.606 0.05 a 1841 -1.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.900 0.05 a 1842 -4.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 26.959 0.05 a 1843 -3.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.019 0.06 a 1844 0.73 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.079 0.06 a 1845 1.73 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.138 0.05 a 1846 -0.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.198 0.05 a 1847 6.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.258 0.06 a 1848 -8.45 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.319 0.06 a 1849 -0.56 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.379 0.06 a 1850 -6.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.439 0.06 a 1851 -1.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.500 0.05 a 1852 0.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.656 0.05 a 1853 9.4 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.813 0.06 a 1854 5.41 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 27.971 0.06 a 1855 0.67 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.129 0.07 a 1856 0.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.289 0.09 a 1857 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.449 0.08 a 1858 -4.73 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.611 0.07 a 1859 3.14 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.773 0.06 a 1860 0.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 28.936 0.07 a 1861 2.51 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 29.100 0.07 a Legend: a - actual outturn 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	Total Spending -central -central £ billion nominal
1750	-0.44	MW gdp	10.857	0.01	a
1751	0.46	MW gdp	10.910	0.01	a
1752	2.82	MW gdp	10.963	0.01	a
1753	-1.74	MW gdp	11.016	0.01	a
1754	-0.82	MW gdp	11.070	0.00	a
1755	-1.84	MW gdp	11.124	0.01	a
1756	4.72	MW gdp	11.184	0.01	a
1757	7.24	MW gdp	11.245	0.01	a
1758	-0.8	MW gdp	11.306	0.01	a
1759	-6.76	MW gdp	11.368	0.02	a
1760	0.53	MW gdp	11.430	0.02	a
1761	-2.19	MW gdp	11.492	0.02	a
1762	1.95	MW gdp	11.555	0.02	a
1763	5.39	MW gdp	11.617	0.02	a
1764	1	MW gdp	11.681	0.01	a
1765	1.05	MW gdp	11.744	0.01	a
1766	1.04	MW gdp	11.808	0.01	a
1767	3.19	MW gdp	11.872	0.01	a
1768	-3.38	MW gdp	11.937	0.01	a
1769	-3.97	MW gdp	12.002	0.01	a
1770	0.7	MW gdp	12.067	0.01	a
1771	4.58	MW gdp	12.133	0.01	a
1772	3.13	MW gdp	12.199	0.01	a
1773	0.08	MW gdp	12.265	0.01	a
1774	1.73	MW gdp	12.332	0.01	a
1775	0.7	MW gdp	12.399	0.01	a
1776	-2.02	MW gdp	12.467	0.01	a
1777	2.83	MW gdp	12.534	0.02	a
1778	0.12	MW gdp	12.603	0.02	a
1779	-2.99	MW gdp	12.671	0.02	a
1780	-0.4	MW gdp	12.740	0.02	a
1781	12.51	MW gdp	12.809	0.03	a
1782	0.45	MW gdp	12.916	0.03	a
1783	-1.97	MW gdp	13.023	0.02	a
1784	-3.86	MW gdp	13.131	0.02	a
1785	0.34	MW gdp	13.240	0.03	a
1786	5.8	MW gdp	13.349	0.02	a
1787	-0.53	MW gdp	13.460	0.02	a
1788	-3.25	MW gdp	13.572	0.02	a
1789	-1.54	MW gdp	13.684	0.02	a
1790	2.68	MW gdp	13.798	0.02	a
1791	0.51	MW gdp	13.912	0.02	a
1792	6.09	MW gdp	14.134	0.02	a
1793	-1.01	MW gdp	14.360	0.02	a
1794	0.96	MW gdp	14.589	0.03	a
1795	11.01	MW gdp	14.822	0.04	a
1796	2.96	MW gdp	15.059	0.04	a
1797	0.96	MW gdp	15.299	0.06	a
1798	4.34	MW gdp	15.544	0.05	a
1799	7.4	MW gdp	15.792	0.05	a
1800	8.54	MW gdp	16.044	0.05	a
1801	7.13	MW gdp	16.300	0.05	a
1802	-14.54	MW gdp	16.508	0.07	a
1803	0.73	MW gdp	16.718	0.05	a
1804	6.46	MW gdp	16.931	0.05	a
1805	3.17	MW gdp	17.147	0.06	a
1806	1.73	MW gdp	17.365	0.07	a
1807	0.43	MW gdp	17.586	0.07	a
1808	2.3	MW gdp	17.811	0.07	a
1809	6.19	MW gdp	18.037	0.08	a
1810	3.73	MW gdp	18.267	0.08	a
1811	-3.3	MW gdp	18.500	0.08	a
1812	5.82	MW gdp	18.736	0.09	a
1813	2.14	MW gdp	18.975	0.09	a
1814	-2.29	MW gdp	19.217	0.11	a
1815	-7.47	MW gdp	19.462	0.11	a
1816	-5.88	MW gdp	19.710	0.10	a
1817	2.1	MW gdp	19.962	0.07	a
1818	4.01	MW gdp	20.217	0.06	a
1819	-5	MW gdp	20.474	0.06	a
1820	-6.67	MW gdp	20.736	0.06	a
1821	-5.91	MW gdp	21.000	0.06	a
1822	-6.65	MW gdp	21.291	0.06	a
1823	1.57	MW gdp	21.586	0.06	a
1824	2.06	MW gdp	21.886	0.05	a
1825	8.23	MW gdp	22.189	0.06	a
1826	-6.97	MW gdp	22.497	0.05	a
1827	-3.67	MW gdp	22.809	0.06	a
1828	-0.35	MW gdp	23.125	0.06	a
1829	-4.1	MW gdp	23.445	0.05	a
1830	-0.71	MW gdp	23.770	0.05	a
1831	-4.66	MW gdp	24.100	0.05	a
1832	-0.77	MW gdp	24.366	0.05	a
1833	-3.13	MW gdp	24.636	0.05	a
1834	2.61	MW gdp	24.908	0.05	a
1835	-0.3	MW gdp	25.183	0.05	a
1836	5.73	MW gdp	25.462	0.07	a
1837	-1.82	MW gdp	25.743	0.05	a
1838	0.38	MW gdp	26.028	0.05	a
1839	1.98	MW gdp	26.315	0.05	a
1840	-4.21	MW gdp	26.606	0.05	a
1841	-1.44	MW gdp	26.900	0.05	a
1842	-4.32	MW gdp	26.959	0.05	a
1843	-3.39	MW gdp	27.019	0.06	a
1844	0.73	MW gdp	27.079	0.06	a
1845	1.73	MW gdp	27.138	0.05	a
1846	-0.98	MW gdp	27.198	0.05	a
1847	6.26	MW gdp	27.258	0.06	a
1848	-8.45	MW gdp	27.319	0.06	a
1849	-0.56	MW gdp	27.379	0.06	a
1850	-6.6	MW gdp	27.439	0.06	a
1851	-1.53	MW gdp	27.500	0.05	a
1852	0.7	MW gdp	27.656	0.05	a
1853	9.4	MW gdp	27.813	0.06	a
1854	5.41	MW gdp	27.971	0.06	a
1855	0.67	MW gdp	28.129	0.07	a
1856	0.39	MW gdp	28.289	0.09	a
1857	-1.39	MW gdp	28.449	0.08	a
1858	-4.73	MW gdp	28.611	0.07	a
1859	3.14	MW gdp	28.773	0.06	a
1860	0.17	MW gdp	28.936	0.07	a
1861	2.51	MW gdp	29.100	0.07	a
Legend: a - actual outturn 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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