ONS Regional Expenditure 2016-17
ONS REGIONALREGIONAL EXPENDITURE 2016-17
Total Public Expenditure in the UK in 2016-117 was £771,986m. According to the ONS, the region that incurred the highest amount of public expenditure was London with £112,842m, with Northern Ireland incurring the least at £26,015m. Scotland's total expenditure was £71,609m.
| 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 | 2,445 | 6,606 | 4,956 | 4,398 | 5,357 | 5,801 | 8,389 | 8,948 | 5,197 | 3,113 | 5,604 | 1,906 | 52,098 |
| Defence | 1,484 | 4,072 | 3,056 | 2,667 | 3,277 | 3,456 | 4,943 | 5,090 | 3,110 | 1,754 | 3,044 | 1,048 | 31,154 |
| Public order and safety | 1,355 | 3,433 | 2,374 | 1,953 | 2,486 | 2,315 | 5,553 | 3,235 | 2,028 | 1,343 | 2,729 | 1,270 | 24,731 |
| Economic affairs | 1,525 | 4,301 | 3,177 | 2,312 | 3,194 | 3,532 | 10,248 | 5,806 | 3,250 | 2,371 | 6,044 | 1,620 | 37,345 |
| Environment protection | 336 | 2,325 | 677 | 515 | 676 | 893 | 1,153 | 1,276 | 1,008 | 640 | 1,376 | 267 | 8,859 |
| Housing and community amenities | 484 | 790 | 753 | 601 | 811 | 678 | 1,793 | 868 | 430 | 715 | 1,767 | 766 | 7,206 |
| Health | 6,257 | 16,837 | 11,541 | 9,211 | 12,835 | 11,562 | 23,596 | 17,539 | 11,123 | 6,988 | 12,666 | 4,192 | 120,499 |
| Recreation, culture and religion | 465 | 1,179 | 914 | 715 | 865 | 856 | 1,829 | 1,373 | 799 | 674 | 1,392 | 587 | 8,995 |
| Education (includes training) | 3,355 | 9,216 | 6,943 | 5,879 | 7,462 | 7,761 | 14,104 | 10,879 | 6,564 | 4,186 | 8,173 | 2,717 | 72,163 |
| Social protection | 12,034 | 30,876 | 22,089 | 18,446 | 23,657 | 22,955 | 32,048 | 32,662 | 22,483 | 14,560 | 23,415 | 9,167 | 217,249 |
| EU transactions | 87 | 547 | 239 | 156 | 369 | 351 | 2,227 | 1,009 | 115 | -127 | -32 | -218 | 5,100 |
| Accounting Adjustments | 2,722 | 5,202 | 4,626 | 4,616 | 4,631 | 5,212 | 6,959 | 9,309 | 6,352 | 3,117 | 5,430 | 2,693 | 49,629 |
| Total | 32,548 | 85,384 | 61,344 | 51,470 | 65,617 | 65,371 | 112,842 | 97,993 | 62,459 | 39,334 | 71,609 | 26,015 | 635,028 |
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REAL TERMS CALCULATIONS
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