Government spending in the United Kingdom was last recorded at 44.6 percent of GDP in 2025 . Government Spending to GDP in the United Kingdom averaged 35.75 percent of GDP from 1900 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 62.20 percent of GDP in 1943 and a record low of 11.60 percent of GDP in 1907. source: Office for Budget Responsibility, UK
Government Spending to GDP in the United Kingdom is expected to reach 44.90 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Public Sector Total Spending to GDP is projected to trend around 44.80 percent of GDP in 2027 and 44.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.