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HM Treasury · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017

Public order spending as a share of GDP during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods

↓ 6.3%−0.1% per cent of GDP

Public order spending as a share of GDP fell by 6.3% over the period, from 1.6% per cent of GDP (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 1.5% (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 1.6%
  2. Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 1.5%
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Public order spending as a share of GDP: Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%1%2%20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 2% per cent of GDP · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2004: 2.1% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2005: 2.1% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2006: 2.1% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2007: 2% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2008: 2% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2009: 2.1% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2010: 2.2% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2011: 2% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2012: 1.9% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2013: 1.8% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2014: 1.6% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2015: 1.6% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2016: 1.6% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2017: 1.5% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2018: 1.5% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2019: 1.5% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2020: 1.5% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2021: 1.8% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2022: 1.7% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2023: 1.7% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2024: 1.7% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2025: 1.8% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2026: 1.8% per cent of GDP · published 2 September 2026
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Definition and caveats

Public sector spending on public order and safety as a percentage of GDP.

Doesn’t measure: Spending in cash terms, or spending per resident.