Health Expenditure (Hansard, 1 March 1993)

HC Deb 01 March 1993 vol 220 cc30-1W 31W

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was health expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product, discounting capital receipts and associated income, for the years 1979 to 1993, inclusive.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information requested is given in the table.

United Kingdom NHS expenditure as a percentage of GDP

Year Net¹ expenditure as a percentage of GDP

1978–79 4.6

1979–80 4.5

1980–81 5.1

1981–82 5.3

1982–83 5.2

1983–84 5.1

1984–85 5.1

1985–86 4.9

1986–87 4.9

1987–88 4.8

1988–89 4.8

1989–90 4.8

1990–91 5.0

1991–92 5.4

²1992–93 5.8

¹ Excludes all income from charges and receipts.

² Estimate.

United Kingdom NHS expenditure as a percentage of GDP
Year	Net¹ expenditure as a percentage of GDP
1978–79	4.6
1979–80	4.5
1980–81	5.1
1981–82	5.3
1982–83	5.2
1983–84	5.1
1984–85	5.1
1985–86	4.9
1986–87	4.9
1987–88	4.8
1988–89	4.8
1989–90	4.8
1990–91	5.0
1991–92	5.4
²1992–93	5.8
¹ Excludes all income from charges and receipts.
² Estimate.