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United Kingdom - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.03

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

4.03 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 2017

1.21×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#50#262023 overtook Kyrgyz Republic2024 overtook Bulgaria
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #50 to #26 (overtook Kyrgyz Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Kyrgyz Republic in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220243.345.046.738.43
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