Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant was 2.94 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subnational government climate finance — climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 2.94 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government climate finance — climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 3.5 Percentage of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.66 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.66 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 2.27 Percentage of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 2.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.91 Percentage of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5 Percentage of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 2.59 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.68 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.22 Percentage of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 3.16 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.01 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5 Percentage of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.78 Percentage of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 2.92 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.96 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.62 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.62 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.62 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.36 Percentage of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 3.06 Percentage of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 2.94 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 Percentage of GDP | 1.66 Percentage of GDP | 3.22 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.88 Percentage of GDP | 2.62 Percentage of GDP | 3.5 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 Percentage of GDP | 2.94 Percentage of GDP | 3.36 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.459 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 26,440 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5154 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 29,689 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government climate finance — climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Subnational government climate finance — climate significant in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.94 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government climate finance — climate significant recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest subnational government climate finance — climate significant recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subnational government climate finance — climate significant rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure