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HM Treasury · Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026 · percent of GDP

Social protection spending as a share of GDP

Social protection spending as a share of GDP: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%5%10%20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 13.1% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2018: 12.7% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2019: 12.5% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2020: 12.2% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2021: 14.2% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2022: 12.5% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2023: 12.2% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2024: 13.1% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2025: 13.2% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2026: 13.3% percent of GDP · published 2 September 2026
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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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