United Kingdom - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was 22.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.44 in 1975, while its lowest value was 16.12 in 1998.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.64
1961 17.66
1962 17.98
1963 17.28
1964 16.88
1965 17.68
1966 18.03
1967 18.85
1968 18.28
1969 17.75
1970 17.75
1971 18.10
1972 18.45
1973 18.27
1974 20.16
1975 22.44
1976 22.18
1977 20.79
1978 20.28
1979 19.87
1980 21.31
1981 21.76
1982 21.63
1983 21.40
1984 21.10
1985 20.31
1986 20.29
1987 19.58
1988 18.80
1989 18.38
1990 18.58
1991 19.43
1992 19.91
1993 19.22
1994 18.87
1995 17.05
1996 16.61
1997 16.12
1998 16.12
1999 16.55
2000 16.75
2001 17.40
2002 18.22
2003 18.89
2004 19.49
2005 19.69
2006 19.84
2007 19.67
2008 20.38
2009 21.95
2010 21.57
2011 20.92
2012 20.74
2013 20.06
2014 19.77
2015 19.40
2016 18.97
2017 18.53
2018 18.35
2019 18.80
2020 22.35

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts