United Kingdom’s war expenditure as a percentage of the UK National Income and Expenditure went from single digits in 1938 to just more than half by 1941 where it would remain until nearly the war’s end.
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UK National Income and Expenditure 1938-1945 Data
| wdt_ID | Category | 1938 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1938 Percentage | 1941 Percentage | 1942 Percentage% | 1943 Percentage | 1944 Percentage | 1945 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Income | 4,707 | 6,978 | 7,562 | 8,115 | 8,310 | 8,355 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | National cost of consumers' goods and services | 3,713 | 4,006 | 4,164 | 4,188 | 4,452 | 4,886 | 79 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 58 |
| 3 | Government war expenditure | 327 | 3,643 | 3,945 | 4,481 | 4,481 | 3,827 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 46 |
| 4 | Government other expenditure* | 440 | 497 | 528 | 536 | 536 | 532 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Net capital formation at home | 297 | -352 | -322 | -500 | -500 | -15 | 6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | 0 |
| 6 | Net lending abroad | -70 | -816 | -663 | -650 | -659 | -875 | -1 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
| 7 | Net national expenditure at factor cost | 4,707 | 6,978 | 7,652 | 8,115 | 8,310 | 8,355 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: Hancock, W.K. and Gowing, M.M. “British War Economy.” United Kingdom Civil Series, London, 1949, Page 347, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-Civil-WarEcon/UK-Civil-WarEcon-Stats-3.html
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