ONS Regional Expenditure 2017-18
ONS REGIONALREGIONAL EXPENDITURE 2017-18
Total Public Expenditure in the UK in 2017-18was £794,876m. According to the ONS, the region that incurred the highest amount of public expenditure was London with
£115,808m, with Northern Ireland incurring the least at
£26,463m. Scotland's total expenditure was
£74,015m.
| United Kingdom | North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | East of England | London | South East | South West | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General public services | 67,725 | 2,670 | 7,238 | 5,392 | 4,815 | 5,908 | 6,259 | 8,926 | 9,305 | 5,633 | 3,406 | 6,084 | 2,088 | 56,146 |
| Defence | 38,653 | 1,551 | 4,255 | 3,192 | 2,785 | 3,423 | 3,610 | 5,164 | 5,317 | 3,249 | 1,833 | 3,180 | 1,095 | 32,546 |
| Public order and safety | 31,558 | 1,392 | 3,510 | 2,515 | 1,978 | 2,532 | 2,395 | 6,319 | 3,384 | 1,980 | 1,450 | 2,842 | 1,261 | 26,005 |
| Economic affairs | 54,920 | 1,690 | 5,724 | 3,228 | 2,739 | 3,949 | 4,363 | 11,735 | 6,769 | 3,639 | 2,716 | 6,735 | 1,632 | 43,837 |
| Environment protection | 12,014 | 313 | 3,306 | 692 | 513 | 628 | 949 | 1,162 | 1,326 | 911 | 646 | 1,295 | 274 | 9,800 |
| Housing and community amenities | 11,496 | 420 | 745 | 882 | 526 | 676 | 633 | 2,620 | 1,055 | 510 | 714 | 1,977 | 737 | 8,068 |
| Health | 145,812 | 6,269 | 17,074 | 11,539 | 9,207 | 12,746 | 11,985 | 23,645 | 17,685 | 11,213 | 7,263 | 12,845 | 4,341 | 121,364 |
| Recreation, culture and religion | 11,918 | 436 | 1,244 | 922 | 717 | 867 | 889 | 1,882 | 1,390 | 864 | 743 | 1,347 | 617 | 9,211 |
| Education (includes training) | 87,907 | 3,536 | 9,063 | 7,411 | 6,084 | 7,823 | 7,763 | 13,118 | 11,201 | 6,528 | 4,279 | 8,398 | 2,701 | 72,528 |
| Social protection | 268,658 | 12,192 | 31,470 | 22,434 | 18,807 | 24,016 | 23,281 | 32,176 | 33,505 | 22,949 | 14,800 | 23,634 | 9,394 | 220,830 |
| EU transactions | 5,364 | 125 | 657 | 306 | 197 | 431 | 398 | 2,364 | 1,115 | 211 | (198) | 113 | (355) | 5,804 |
| Accounting Adjustments | 58,850 | 2,665 | 4,935 | 4,381 | 4,428 | 4,445 | 4,818 | 6,696 | 8,945 | 6,172 | 3,124 | 5,564 | 2,677 | 47,485 |
| Total | 794,876 | 33,258 | 89,221 | 62,895 | 52,797 | 67,446 | 67,343 | 115,808 | 100,997 | 63,858 | 40,776 | 74,015 | 26,463 | 653,623 |
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REAL TERMS CALCULATIONS
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