In 2019 the net contribution of the United Kingdom to the European Union was 9.4 billion British pounds. The UK rebate and public sector receipts are both credited to the UK, adding up to approximately 9.5 billion British pounds. The UK's gross payments to the EU budget on the other hand, cancel these receipts out to make the final net contributions figure.
UK transactions with the European Union from 1973 to 2019
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Net contribution to EU budget
Public sector receipts
Rebate / Refunds
1973
1,087
842
-
1974
284
1,376
-
1975
-407
2,894
-
1976
1,052
1,864
-
1977
2,041
2,035
-
1978
4,066
2,602
-
1979
4,093
2,849
-
1980
2,539
3,463
352
1981
1,271
3,470
2,218
1982
1,796
3,669
3,020
1983
1,817
4,274
2,266
1984
1,751
5,391
1,409
1985
4,579
4,824
574
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House of Commons. (January 4, 2021). UK transactions with the European Union from 1973 to 2019 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/316888/uk-eu-transactions/
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