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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million (2005) Defence-total £ billion 2019 Welfare-total £ billion 2019 Health Care-total £ billion 2019 Public Net Debt-total £ billion 2019 Total Spending-total £ billion 2019 1900 4.12 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.155 8.52 a 1.28 a 0.68 a 67.93 a 31.67 a 1901 -1.43 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.538 14.91 a 1.38 a 0.76 a 76.24 a 39.55 a 1902 -1 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.893 16.11 a 1.49 a 0.87 a 83.77 a 42.78 a 1903 -0.28 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.247 13.97 a 1.59 a 1.05 a 87.75 a 42.50 a 1904 -1.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.611 9.23 a 1.74 a 1.01 a 88.21 a 38.32 a 1905 0.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.981 8.41 a 1.75 a 1.01 a 87.32 a 42.87 a 1906 1.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.361 7.82 a 1.74 a 0.97 a 85.21 a 37.57 a 1907 1.54 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.738 7.33 a 1.67 a 0.96 a 82.00 a 36.59 a 1908 -0.72 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.124 7.29 a 1.70 a 0.93 a 80.93 a 35.93 a 1909 -0.35 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.520 7.37 a 1.95 a 0.94 a 80.61 a 36.67 a 1910 1.43 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.916 7.76 a 2.55 a 1.08 a 81.02 a 40.83 a 1911 0.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.190 8.30 a 2.67 a 1.11 a 77.39 a 39.64 a 1912 2.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.374 8.42 a 2.72 a 1.15 a 73.67 a 39.89 a 1913 -0.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.582 8.68 a 3.28 a 1.30 a 72.59 a 42.08 a 1914 -0.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.957 9.20 a 3.56 a 1.48 a 72.59 a 44.79 a 1915 14.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 41.362 45.27 a 3.26 a 1.47 a 110.98 a 78.01 a 1916 14.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 40.536 125.97 a 2.67 a 1.35 a 189.42 a 156.97 a 1917 24.32 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.781 142.64 a 2.26 a 1.10 a 287.99 a 172.03 a 1918 16.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 39.582 149.04 a 1.92 a 0.99 a 362.67 a 179.37 a 1919 15.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 42.944 116.99 a 1.78 a 0.95 a 394.41 a 149.28 a 1920 16.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.646 31.36 a 2.19 a 1.13 a 353.02 a 89.73 a 1921 -8.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 43.904 14.77 a 4.32 a 2.01 a 375.57 a 83.05 a 1922 -14.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.332 12.79 a 5.64 a 2.38 a 440.03 a 93.46 a 1923 -7.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.563 7.66 a 5.58 a 2.24 a 480.39 a 79.74 a 1924 -2.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.886 7.86 a 5.20 a 2.24 a 483.76 a 75.33 a 1925 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.040 7.60 a 5.57 a 2.38 a 482.26 a 77.86 a 1926 -0.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.218 8.12 a 5.85 a 2.50 a 481.86 a 83.02 a 1927 -1.94 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.432 8.07 a 7.11 a 2.79 a 490.46 a 88.39 a 1928 -0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.622 8.21 a 6.40 a 2.82 a 493.06 a 88.02 a 1929 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.731 7.88 a 6.52 a 2.88 a 495.28 a 87.60 a 1930 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.889 7.91 a 7.09 a 3.09 a 497.44 a 90.46 a 1931 -1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 7.95 a 8.16 a 3.92 a 503.39 a 94.10 a 1932 -2.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.335 7.85 a 8.94 a 4.46 a 516.38 a 97.20 a 1933 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.520 7.82 a 11.08 a 5.20 a 538.21 a 96.77 a 1934 -0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.666 8.27 a 11.03 a 5.32 a 555.37 a 93.83 a 1935 0.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.869 8.60 a 11.14 a 5.47 a 549.63 a 95.13 a 1936 0.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.081 10.18 a 11.71 a 5.91 a 544.64 a 99.96 a 1937 3.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.289 13.22 a 11.22 a 6.05 a 527.13 a 103.35 a 1938 2.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.494 13.62 a 10.65 a 6.34 a 530.17 a 105.10 a 1939 2.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.548 17.14 a 10.47 a 6.70 a 524.66 a 111.04 a 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 37.64 a 9.41 a 6.18 a 461.77 a 124.74 a 1941 11.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 170.97 a 7.99 a 5.46 a 548.21 a 247.48 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 201.80 a 7.34 a 5.32 a 642.38 a 279.30 a 1943 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.262 229.53 a 7.38 a 5.56 a 746.81 a 306.63 a 1944 5 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.460 222.68 a 7.34 a 5.82 a 832.54 a 298.84 a 1945 1.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.669 227.23 a 7.47 a 6.21 a 942.12 a 307.31 a 1946 2.81 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 48.988 190.57 a 7.55 a 6.64 a 1013.05 a 276.87 a 1947 9.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 49.539 68.53 a 9.84 a 8.52 a 1006.03 a 207.42 a 1948 6.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.033 33.76 a 14.07 a 9.47 a 947.40 a 173.62 a 1949 3.19 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.331 29.43 a 14.33 a 10.62 a 902.78 a 164.32 a 1950 1.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.382 28.47 a 14.24 a 12.50 a 913.70 a 169.15 a 1951 8.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.287 47.66 a 12.76 a 16.29 a 848.01 a 183.82 a 1952 7.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.429 54.60 a 13.85 a 15.59 a 791.57 a 190.93 a 1953 1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.593 56.41 a 15.09 a 15.81 a 782.92 a 197.66 a 1954 1.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.765 54.05 a 15.01 a 16.14 a 790.34 a 195.30 a 1955 4.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 50.946 48.94 a 16.58 a 16.61 a 764.66 a 193.37 a 1956 7.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.184 47.84 a 16.86 a 17.02 a 717.90 a 195.28 a 1957 4.08 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.430 43.94 a 17.03 a 17.74 a 689.49 a 195.00 a 1958 3.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.653 42.22 a 21.35 a 18.20 a 670.72 a 199.38 a 1959 0.76 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 51.956 41.98 a 22.96 a 19.56 a 669.39 a 209.62 a 1960 1.11 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.373 42.52 a 22.82 a 21.10 a 671.09 a 221.27 a 1961 3.88 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 52.807 43.35 a 24.90 a 22.97 a 658.76 a 240.33 a 1962 3.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.292 46.54 a 25.95 a 22.48 a 645.33 a 247.54 a 1963 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.625 47.24 a 31.18 a 23.64 a 661.97 a 258.40 a 1964 3.77 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 53.991 48.63 a 31.99 a 24.93 a 647.26 a 272.87 a 1965 6.05 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.350 48.62 a 35.82 a 26.50 a 615.36 a 285.48 a 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 48.23 a 36.56 a 27.67 a 601.48 a 293.42 a 1967 3.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 50.87 a 39.26 a 29.85 a 596.27 a 326.12 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 49.14 a 42.67 a 31.02 a 611.70 a 341.54 a 1969 6.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 43.82 a 41.46 a 30.42 a 570.20 a 332.02 a 1970 9.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 42.84 a 42.31 a 31.78 a 506.14 a 330.42 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 45.00 a 42.21 a 33.37 a 472.60 a 342.56 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 45.68 a 46.90 a 34.99 a 470.85 a 346.70 a 1973 9.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 49.57 a 49.02 a 36.47 a 445.33 a 368.80 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 49.32 a 52.70 a 40.98 a 420.35 a 407.48 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 48.10 a 54.25 a 43.42 a 429.30 a 424.56 a 1976 16.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 51.88 a 58.63 a 44.37 a 461.39 a 416.92 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 51.27 a 60.33 a 43.30 a 461.08 a 387.57 a 1978 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 53.43 a 61.95 a 44.20 a 445.40 a 403.09 a 1979 14.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 55.41 a 61.18 a 44.56 a 433.75 a 416.94 a 1980 19.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 54.99 a 61.76 a 48.04 a 400.27 a 423.33 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 52.85 a 64.96 a 48.67 a 412.71 a 420.90 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 56.18 a 65.58 a 48.29 a 420.42 a 429.97 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 51.54 a 72.66 a 46.13 a 421.53 a 422.17 a 1984 5.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 52.61 a 74.15 a 46.56 a 434.15 a 424.78 a 1985 5.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 54.78 a 75.48 a 47.33 a 450.32 a 432.83 a 1986 4.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 55.19 a 79.27 a 48.05 a 446.18 a 435.47 a 1987 5.82 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.804 53.08 a 79.31 a 48.66 a 436.62 a 428.29 a 1988 6.47 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.916 51.23 a 77.43 a 50.25 a 410.36 a 425.56 a 1989 8.21 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.077 48.80 a 76.35 a 51.29 a 348.83 a 408.29 a 1990 8.58 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.238 48.72 a 76.66 a 51.23 a 317.65 a 420.12 a 1991 6.64 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.439 47.81 a 84.23 a 53.88 a 296.05 a 427.52 a 1992 3.29 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.585 49.32 a 89.96 a 59.19 a 314.52 a 448.06 a 1993 3.07 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.714 48.48 a 99.44 i 64.49 i 371.82 a 478.31 a 1994 1.91 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 57.862 47.07 a 107.12 i 66.92 i 451.70 a 491.00 a 1995 2.68 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.025 45.11 a 105.99 i 71.34 i 511.03 a 509.30 a 1996 4.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.164 41.75 a 107.71 i 67.11 i 545.04 a 514.97 a 1997 -0.15 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.314 42.54 a 109.16 i 70.05 i 588.04 a 522.58 a 1998 1.33 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.475 40.79 a 103.88 i 72.19 i 603.01 a 532.79 a 1999 1.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.684 44.14 a 90.59 a 77.61 a 599.25 a 549.00 a 2000 1.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 58.886 45.33 a 96.42 a 80.90 a 576.61 a 556.21 a 2001 1.55 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.113 48.03 a 92.82 a 87.37 a 517.70 a 588.59 a 2002 2.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.366 44.62 a 93.22 a 94.36 a 520.50 a 612.55 a 2003 2.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.637 46.16 a 100.77 a 101.80 a 567.72 a 646.58 a 2004 2.65 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 59.950 48.57 a 110.85 a 112.29 a 606.30 a 682.10 a 2005 3.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.413 48.65 a 113.55 a 120.75 a 671.10 a 716.10 a 2006 2.86 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 60.827 49.90 a 115.54 a 126.90 a 707.41 a 741.55 a 2007 2.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.319 50.72 a 115.64 a 131.19 a 741.45 a 761.12 a 2008 3.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 61.824 51.33 a 121.02 a 137.08 a 759.74 a 779.87 a 2009 0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 62.261 54.42 a 132.14 a 144.39 a 1045.19 a 841.53 a 2010 1.32 2040.9 62.760 55.74 a 145.01 a 153.14 a 1346.41 a 881.68 a 2011 1.94 2091.8 63.285 57.78 a 144.26 a 154.04 a 1502.39 a 918.29 a 2012 1.78 2112.5 63.705 55.76 a 149.11 a 153.17 a 1593.19 a 910.63 a 2013 1.88 2142.5 64.106 52.02 a 145.09 a 154.16 a 1694.40 a 918.68 a 2014 1.96 2191.5 64.597 53.56 a 138.57 a 157.46 a 1778.10 a 904.23 a 2015 1.25 2259.8 65.110 54.41 a 137.50 a 161.18 a 1865.79 a 912.65 a 2016 0.74 2305.7 65.648 53.49 a 135.55 a 165.33 a 1904.01 a 937.84 a 2017 2.31 2353.1 66.040 53.57 a 131.43 a 166.45 a 2001.38 a 943.25 a 2018 1.61 2413.3 66.436 54.35 a 129.55 a 169.33 a 2020.12 a 956.07 a 2019 2.13 2442.8 66.797 55.94 a 128.18 a 172.12 a 1998.97 a 959.42 a 2020 2.39 2464 67.844 56.51 a 131.71 a 180.49 a 1996.56 a 971.38 a 2021 4.63 2179.2 68.138 55.59 a 146.94 a 228.38 a 2251.61 a 1155.98 a 2022 -0.5 2474.6 68.414 57.18 a 145.95 a 226.95 a 2498.84 a 1093.65 a 2023 7.24 2532.1 68.671 59.53 a 147.29 a 208.47 a 2495.05 a 1116.63 a Legend: a - actual outturn i - interpolated between actual reported values Data Sources for 1900: 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 Data Sources for 2023: GDP: obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/ OBR EFO supp. economy tables Spending: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury/series/public-expenditure-statistical-analyses-pesa HM Treasury PESA Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank

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Fiscal Years 1900 to 2023
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion 2019	Population-UK million (2005)	Defence -total -total £ billion 2019		Welfare -total -total £ billion 2019		Health Care -total -total £ billion 2019		Public Net Debt -total -total £ billion 2019		Total Spending -total -total £ billion 2019
1900	4.12	MW gdp	41.155	8.52	a	1.28	a	0.68	a	67.93	a	31.67	a
1901	-1.43	MW gdp	41.538	14.91	a	1.38	a	0.76	a	76.24	a	39.55	a
1902	-1	MW gdp	41.893	16.11	a	1.49	a	0.87	a	83.77	a	42.78	a
1903	-0.28	MW gdp	42.247	13.97	a	1.59	a	1.05	a	87.75	a	42.50	a
1904	-1.08	MW gdp	42.611	9.23	a	1.74	a	1.01	a	88.21	a	38.32	a
1905	0.46	MW gdp	42.981	8.41	a	1.75	a	1.01	a	87.32	a	42.87	a
1906	1.42	MW gdp	43.361	7.82	a	1.74	a	0.97	a	85.21	a	37.57	a
1907	1.54	MW gdp	43.738	7.33	a	1.67	a	0.96	a	82.00	a	36.59	a
1908	-0.72	MW gdp	44.124	7.29	a	1.70	a	0.93	a	80.93	a	35.93	a
1909	-0.35	MW gdp	44.520	7.37	a	1.95	a	0.94	a	80.61	a	36.67	a
1910	1.43	MW gdp	44.916	7.76	a	2.55	a	1.08	a	81.02	a	40.83	a
1911	0.6	MW gdp	42.190	8.30	a	2.67	a	1.11	a	77.39	a	39.64	a
1912	2.6	MW gdp	42.374	8.42	a	2.72	a	1.15	a	73.67	a	39.89	a
1913	-0.16	MW gdp	42.582	8.68	a	3.28	a	1.30	a	72.59	a	42.08	a
1914	-0.81	MW gdp	42.957	9.20	a	3.56	a	1.48	a	72.59	a	44.79	a
1915	14.34	MW gdp	41.362	45.27	a	3.26	a	1.47	a	110.98	a	78.01	a
1916	14.79	MW gdp	40.536	125.97	a	2.67	a	1.35	a	189.42	a	156.97	a
1917	24.32	MW gdp	39.781	142.64	a	2.26	a	1.10	a	287.99	a	172.03	a
1918	16.81	MW gdp	39.582	149.04	a	1.92	a	0.99	a	362.67	a	179.37	a
1919	15.24	MW gdp	42.944	116.99	a	1.78	a	0.95	a	394.41	a	149.28	a
1920	16.64	MW gdp	43.646	31.36	a	2.19	a	1.13	a	353.02	a	89.73	a
1921	-8.17	MW gdp	43.904	14.77	a	4.32	a	2.01	a	375.57	a	83.05	a
1922	-14.46	MW gdp	44.332	12.79	a	5.64	a	2.38	a	440.03	a	93.46	a
1923	-7.53	MW gdp	44.563	7.66	a	5.58	a	2.24	a	480.39	a	79.74	a
1924	-2.09	MW gdp	44.886	7.86	a	5.20	a	2.24	a	483.76	a	75.33	a
1925	-0.26	MW gdp	45.040	7.60	a	5.57	a	2.38	a	482.26	a	77.86	a
1926	-0.42	MW gdp	45.218	8.12	a	5.85	a	2.50	a	481.86	a	83.02	a
1927	-1.94	MW gdp	45.432	8.07	a	7.11	a	2.79	a	490.46	a	88.39	a
1928	-0.89	MW gdp	45.622	8.21	a	6.40	a	2.82	a	493.06	a	88.02	a
1929	-0.84	MW gdp	45.731	7.88	a	6.52	a	2.88	a	495.28	a	87.60	a
1930	-0.84	MW gdp	45.889	7.91	a	7.09	a	3.09	a	497.44	a	90.46	a
1931	-1.83	MW gdp	46.074	7.95	a	8.16	a	3.92	a	503.39	a	94.10	a
1932	-2.24	MW gdp	46.335	7.85	a	8.94	a	4.46	a	516.38	a	97.20	a
1933	-1.39	MW gdp	46.520	7.82	a	11.08	a	5.20	a	538.21	a	96.77	a
1934	-0.87	MW gdp	46.666	8.27	a	11.03	a	5.32	a	555.37	a	93.83	a
1935	0.79	MW gdp	46.869	8.60	a	11.14	a	5.47	a	549.63	a	95.13	a
1936	0.9	MW gdp	47.081	10.18	a	11.71	a	5.91	a	544.64	a	99.96	a
1937	3.46	MW gdp	47.289	13.22	a	11.22	a	6.05	a	527.13	a	103.35	a
1938	2.36	MW gdp	47.494	13.62	a	10.65	a	6.34	a	530.17	a	105.10	a
1939	2.89	MW gdp	47.548	17.14	a	10.47	a	6.70	a	524.66	a	111.04	a
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	37.64	a	9.41	a	6.18	a	461.77	a	124.74	a
1941	11.46	MW gdp	44.870	170.97	a	7.99	a	5.46	a	548.21	a	247.48	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	201.80	a	7.34	a	5.32	a	642.38	a	279.30	a
1943	4.44	MW gdp	48.262	229.53	a	7.38	a	5.56	a	746.81	a	306.63	a
1944	5	MW gdp	48.460	222.68	a	7.34	a	5.82	a	832.54	a	298.84	a
1945	1.64	MW gdp	48.669	227.23	a	7.47	a	6.21	a	942.12	a	307.31	a
1946	2.81	MW gdp	48.988	190.57	a	7.55	a	6.64	a	1013.05	a	276.87	a
1947	9.08	MW gdp	49.539	68.53	a	9.84	a	8.52	a	1006.03	a	207.42	a
1948	6.34	MW gdp	50.033	33.76	a	14.07	a	9.47	a	947.40	a	173.62	a
1949	3.19	MW gdp	50.331	29.43	a	14.33	a	10.62	a	902.78	a	164.32	a
1950	1.34	MW gdp	50.382	28.47	a	14.24	a	12.50	a	913.70	a	169.15	a
1951	8.55	MW gdp	50.287	47.66	a	12.76	a	16.29	a	848.01	a	183.82	a
1952	7.11	MW gdp	50.429	54.60	a	13.85	a	15.59	a	791.57	a	190.93	a
1953	1.83	MW gdp	50.593	56.41	a	15.09	a	15.81	a	782.92	a	197.66	a
1954	1.13	MW gdp	50.765	54.05	a	15.01	a	16.14	a	790.34	a	195.30	a
1955	4.91	MW gdp	50.946	48.94	a	16.58	a	16.61	a	764.66	a	193.37	a
1956	7.05	MW gdp	51.184	47.84	a	16.86	a	17.02	a	717.90	a	195.28	a
1957	4.08	MW gdp	51.430	43.94	a	17.03	a	17.74	a	689.49	a	195.00	a
1958	3.7	MW gdp	51.653	42.22	a	21.35	a	18.20	a	670.72	a	199.38	a
1959	0.76	MW gdp	51.956	41.98	a	22.96	a	19.56	a	669.39	a	209.62	a
1960	1.11	MW gdp	52.373	42.52	a	22.82	a	21.10	a	671.09	a	221.27	a
1961	3.88	MW gdp	52.807	43.35	a	24.90	a	22.97	a	658.76	a	240.33	a
1962	3.65	MW gdp	53.292	46.54	a	25.95	a	22.48	a	645.33	a	247.54	a
1963	1.55	MW gdp	53.625	47.24	a	31.18	a	23.64	a	661.97	a	258.40	a
1964	3.77	MW gdp	53.991	48.63	a	31.99	a	24.93	a	647.26	a	272.87	a
1965	6.05	MW gdp	54.350	48.62	a	35.82	a	26.50	a	615.36	a	285.48	a
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	48.23	a	36.56	a	27.67	a	601.48	a	293.42	a
1967	3.03	MW gdp	54.959	50.87	a	39.26	a	29.85	a	596.27	a	326.12	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	49.14	a	42.67	a	31.02	a	611.70	a	341.54	a
1969	6.75	MW gdp	55.461	43.82	a	41.46	a	30.42	a	570.20	a	332.02	a
1970	9.92	MW gdp	55.632	42.84	a	42.31	a	31.78	a	506.14	a	330.42	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	45.00	a	42.21	a	33.37	a	472.60	a	342.56	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	45.68	a	46.90	a	34.99	a	470.85	a	346.70	a
1973	9.39	MW gdp	56.223	49.57	a	49.02	a	36.47	a	445.33	a	368.80	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	49.32	a	52.70	a	40.98	a	420.35	a	407.48	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	48.10	a	54.25	a	43.42	a	429.30	a	424.56	a
1976	16.02	MW gdp	56.216	51.88	a	58.63	a	44.37	a	461.39	a	416.92	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	51.27	a	60.33	a	43.30	a	461.08	a	387.57	a
1978	12.31	MW gdp	56.178	53.43	a	61.95	a	44.20	a	445.40	a	403.09	a
1979	14.98	MW gdp	56.240	55.41	a	61.18	a	44.56	a	433.75	a	416.94	a
1980	19.69	MW gdp	56.330	54.99	a	61.76	a	48.04	a	400.27	a	423.33	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	52.85	a	64.96	a	48.67	a	412.71	a	420.90	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	56.18	a	65.58	a	48.29	a	420.42	a	429.97	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	51.54	a	72.66	a	46.13	a	421.53	a	422.17	a
1984	5.34	MW gdp	56.409	52.61	a	74.15	a	46.56	a	434.15	a	424.78	a
1985	5.63	MW gdp	56.554	54.78	a	75.48	a	47.33	a	450.32	a	432.83	a
1986	4.6	MW gdp	56.684	55.19	a	79.27	a	48.05	a	446.18	a	435.47	a
1987	5.82	MW gdp	56.804	53.08	a	79.31	a	48.66	a	436.62	a	428.29	a
1988	6.47	MW gdp	56.916	51.23	a	77.43	a	50.25	a	410.36	a	425.56	a
1989	8.21	MW gdp	57.077	48.80	a	76.35	a	51.29	a	348.83	a	408.29	a
1990	8.58	MW gdp	57.238	48.72	a	76.66	a	51.23	a	317.65	a	420.12	a
1991	6.64	MW gdp	57.439	47.81	a	84.23	a	53.88	a	296.05	a	427.52	a
1992	3.29	MW gdp	57.585	49.32	a	89.96	a	59.19	a	314.52	a	448.06	a
1993	3.07	MW gdp	57.714	48.48	a	99.44	i	64.49	i	371.82	a	478.31	a
1994	1.91	MW gdp	57.862	47.07	a	107.12	i	66.92	i	451.70	a	491.00	a
1995	2.68	MW gdp	58.025	45.11	a	105.99	i	71.34	i	511.03	a	509.30	a
1996	4.24	MW gdp	58.164	41.75	a	107.71	i	67.11	i	545.04	a	514.97	a
1997	-0.15	MW gdp	58.314	42.54	a	109.16	i	70.05	i	588.04	a	522.58	a
1998	1.33	MW gdp	58.475	40.79	a	103.88	i	72.19	i	603.01	a	532.79	a
1999	1.42	MW gdp	58.684	44.14	a	90.59	a	77.61	a	599.25	a	549.00	a
2000	1.17	MW gdp	58.886	45.33	a	96.42	a	80.90	a	576.61	a	556.21	a
2001	1.55	MW gdp	59.113	48.03	a	92.82	a	87.37	a	517.70	a	588.59	a
2002	2.16	MW gdp	59.366	44.62	a	93.22	a	94.36	a	520.50	a	612.55	a
2003	2.46	MW gdp	59.637	46.16	a	100.77	a	101.80	a	567.72	a	646.58	a
2004	2.65	MW gdp	59.950	48.57	a	110.85	a	112.29	a	606.30	a	682.10	a
2005	3.02	MW gdp	60.413	48.65	a	113.55	a	120.75	a	671.10	a	716.10	a
2006	2.86	MW gdp	60.827	49.90	a	115.54	a	126.90	a	707.41	a	741.55	a
2007	2.31	MW gdp	61.319	50.72	a	115.64	a	131.19	a	741.45	a	761.12	a
2008	3.42	MW gdp	61.824	51.33	a	121.02	a	137.08	a	759.74	a	779.87	a
2009	0.87	2101.4	62.261	54.42	a	132.14	a	144.39	a	1045.19	a	841.53	a
2010	1.32	2040.9	62.760	55.74	a	145.01	a	153.14	a	1346.41	a	881.68	a
2011	1.94	2091.8	63.285	57.78	a	144.26	a	154.04	a	1502.39	a	918.29	a
2012	1.78	2112.5	63.705	55.76	a	149.11	a	153.17	a	1593.19	a	910.63	a
2013	1.88	2142.5	64.106	52.02	a	145.09	a	154.16	a	1694.40	a	918.68	a
2014	1.96	2191.5	64.597	53.56	a	138.57	a	157.46	a	1778.10	a	904.23	a
2015	1.25	2259.8	65.110	54.41	a	137.50	a	161.18	a	1865.79	a	912.65	a
2016	0.74	2305.7	65.648	53.49	a	135.55	a	165.33	a	1904.01	a	937.84	a
2017	2.31	2353.1	66.040	53.57	a	131.43	a	166.45	a	2001.38	a	943.25	a
2018	1.61	2413.3	66.436	54.35	a	129.55	a	169.33	a	2020.12	a	956.07	a
2019	2.13	2442.8	66.797	55.94	a	128.18	a	172.12	a	1998.97	a	959.42	a
2020	2.39	2464	67.844	56.51	a	131.71	a	180.49	a	1996.56	a	971.38	a
2021	4.63	2179.2	68.138	55.59	a	146.94	a	228.38	a	2251.61	a	1155.98	a
2022	-0.5	2474.6	68.414	57.18	a	145.95	a	226.95	a	2498.84	a	1093.65	a
2023	7.24	2532.1	68.671	59.53	a	147.29	a	208.47	a	2495.05	a	1116.63	a
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On March 11, 2026 we updated UK revenue forecast data for 2025-26 to 2030-31 from the Office of Budget Responsibility's March 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook report in a zip file labeled "March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook - charts and tables (zip file)" and a spreadsheet file named "efo-march-2026-charts-and-tables-annex-tables.xlsx" and Table A.5: Current Receipts in tab "TA.5".

**UK Government Revenue Forecast**
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Total UK Revenue	£1,229.0	£1,139.0

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