HL Deb 24 January 1979 vol 397 c1544WA
Lord BOYD-CARPENTER

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What per cent. of the gross national product was spent by public authorities nationally and locally in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Canada and Japan at the latest convenient period.

Baroness BIRK

The percentage of the gross national product spent by public authorities nationally and locally in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Canada and Japan in 1976 was as follows:

United Kingdom 26.0
United States 20.4
France 18.5
Germany 23.9
Canada 23.9
Japan 14.4

Source: National accounts of OECD countries 1976 Volume II.