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HM Treasury · Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026 · £ billion

Spending on economic affairs

Spending on economic affairs: Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05010015020052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: £30.7bn £ billion · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2004: £33bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2005: £33.5bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2006: £35.2bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2007: £37.4bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2008: £37.3bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2009: £49.6bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2010: £48.6bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2011: £39.9bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2012: £37.7bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2013: £36.6bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2014: £40.8bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2015: £41bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2016: £46.9bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2017: £49.1bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2018: £53bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2019: £60.7bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2020: £66.6bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2021: £196.3bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2022: £97.7bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2023: £124.5bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2024: £94.4bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2025: £88bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2026: £94bn £ billion · published 2 September 2026
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PeriodSpending on economic affairs
Year ending March 2003£30.7bn
Year ending March 2004£33bn
Year ending March 2005£33.5bn
Year ending March 2006£35.2bn
Year ending March 2007£37.4bn
Year ending March 2008£37.3bn
Year ending March 2009£49.6bn
Year ending March 2010£48.6bn
Year ending March 2011£39.9bn
Year ending March 2012£37.7bn
Year ending March 2013£36.6bn
Year ending March 2014£40.8bn
Year ending March 2015£41bn
Year ending March 2016£46.9bn
Year ending March 2017£49.1bn
Year ending March 2018£53bn
Year ending March 2019£60.7bn
Year ending March 2020£66.6bn
Year ending March 2021£196.3bn
Year ending March 2022£97.7bn
Year ending March 2023£124.5bn
Year ending March 2024£94.4bn
Year ending March 2025£88bn
Year ending March 2026£94bn

Source: HM Treasury, Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, chapter 4: expenditure by function, 2026-09-02 (published 2 September 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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