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United Kingdom Government Spending 1980s

Name: United Kingdom Government Spending 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

34.91% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's government spending during the 1980s ranged from 29.65% (1989) to 37.67% (1982), averaging 34.91% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	35.56%	+1.58%	37th
1981	37.48%	+1.92%	36th
1982	37.67%	+0.19%	38th
1983	36.88%	−0.79%	37th
1984	36.82%	−0.06%	36th
1985	35.93%	−0.89%	35th
1986	34.98%	−0.95%	32nd
1987	33.14%	−1.84%	31st
1988	30.97%	−2.16%	31st
1989	29.65%	−1.32%	30th