Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 43.06 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 43.06 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 49.94 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.95 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.95 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 34.68 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 35.96 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 37.23 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 38.06 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.46 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.4 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.62 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.94 Percentage of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 44.65 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 44.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.51 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 43.56 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.84 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 41.19 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 40.43 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 39.63 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 39.16 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.87 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.73 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.94 Percentage of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 45.88 Percentage of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 44.42 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.67 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.05 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 43.59 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2026 | 43.34 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2027 | 43.18 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2028 | 43.14 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 43.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1 Percentage of GDP | 33.95 Percentage of GDP | 44.65 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.17 Percentage of GDP | 38.73 Percentage of GDP | 44.73 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.53 Percentage of GDP | 43.06 Percentage of GDP | 49.94 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2642 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,219 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -88.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -82.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0049 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 279.97 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 43.06 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.94 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.95 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.