Social security spending as a share of GDP in the UK 1955-2023
In 2022/23 the UK spent approximately 10.2 percent of its GDP on social security, compared with 10.7 percent in the previous year.
Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23
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Institute for Fiscal Studies . (August 22, 2024). Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
Institute for Fiscal Studies . "Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
Institute for Fiscal Studies . (2024). Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
Institute for Fiscal Studies . "Government Expenditure on Social Security in The United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/
Institute for Fiscal Studies , Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Government expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom from 1955/56 to 2022/23 [Graph], Institute for Fiscal Studies , August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284459/uk-social-security-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/