This statistic displays the United Kingdom (UK) government expenditure on security for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2010. The first three years saw an annual increase before peaking at 48 million in 2005-06. From 2006-07 until the end of the war there was a significant reduction in security costs. Over this eight year period the British government spent 192 million British pounds on security.
United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010
(in million GBP)
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Iraq Inquiry. (July 6, 2016). United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/
Iraq Inquiry. "United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in million GBP)." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/
Iraq Inquiry. (2016). United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/
Iraq Inquiry. "United Kingdom (Uk) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Fco) Annual Expenditure on Security during The Intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/
Iraq Inquiry, United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) annual expenditure on security during the intervention of Iraq from 2003 to 2010 (in million GBP) [Graph], Iraq Inquiry, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/582910/united-kingdom-foreign-office-expenditure-on-security-during-the-iraq-war/
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