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United Kingdom Government Spending 1970s

Name: United Kingdom Government Spending 1970s
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

33.44% decade average (1970-1979)

United Kingdom's government spending during the 1970s ranged from 28.84% (1973) to 36.49% (1975), averaging 33.44% over 8 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1972	29.51%	–	31st
1973	28.84%	−0.67%	36th
1974	33.25%	+4.42%	38th
1975	36.49%	+3.24%	40th
1976	36.44%	−0.04%	41st
1977	34.53%	−1.92%	39th
1978	34.49%	−0.04%	39th
1979	33.98%	−0.51%	37th