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Defense spending as share of GDP in the UK 1991-2018

Public sector expenditure on defense as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 1991/1992 to 2017/2018

The data displays public sector expenditure on defense as a percentage of GDP in the UK from 1991/1992 to 2017/2018. From 2015 to 2018 defense spending was at its lowest level (1.9%) in terms of GDP share of this 26 year period. The highest level was in 1991/1992.

1991/92	3.5
1992/93	3.3
1993/94	3.1
1994/95	2.9
1995/96	2.6
1996/97	2.4
1997/98	2.3
1998/99	2.5
1999/00	2.4
2000/01	2.4
2001/02	2.2
2002/03	2.3
2003/04	2.3
2004/05	2.3
2005/06	2.2
2006/07	2.2
2007/08	2.2
2008/09	2.4
2009/10	2.5
2010/11	2.5
2011/12	2.4
2012/13	2.2
2013/14	2.1
2014/15	2
2015/16	1.9
2016/17	1.9
2017/18	1.9

Defense spending as share of GDP in the UK 1991-2018

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