Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 0.3358 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.3358 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.5259 Percentage of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3358 Percentage of GDP, in 2023.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5259 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.4746 Percentage of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4616 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4899 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4488 Percentage of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4211 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3955 Percentage of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3997 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4042 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3785 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3484 Percentage of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3358 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4521 Percentage of GDP | 0.3955 Percentage of GDP | 0.5259 Percentage of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3667 Percentage of GDP | 0.3358 Percentage of GDP | 0.4042 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.3358 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5259 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3358 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.