Defense spending by type in the UK 2023/24
In the 2023/24 financial year, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 51.5 billion British pounds on military defense, by far the highest category of defense spending in that year.
Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 30, 2024). Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2024). Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on Defense in The United Kingdom in 2023/24 by Type (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on defense in the United Kingdom in 2023/24 by type (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298629/defense-spending-breakdown-united-kingdom-uk/