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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ million nominal Population-UK million Total Direct Revenue-total £ million nominal 1922 -14.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.332 1353.65 a 1923 -7.53 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.563 1126.78 a 1924 -2.09 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.886 1037.25 a 1925 -0.26 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.040 998.86 a 1926 -0.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.218 1021.83 a 1927 -1.94 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.432 1028.50 a 1928 -0.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.622 1076.79 a 1929 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.731 1081.42 a 1930 -0.84 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 45.889 1050.76 a 1931 -1.83 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.074 1090.71 a 1932 -2.24 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.335 1083.23 a 1933 -1.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.520 1055.14 a 1934 -0.87 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.666 1051.58 a 1935 0.79 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.869 1074.05 a 1936 0.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.081 1096.96 a 1937 3.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.289 1164.82 a 1938 2.36 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.494 1224.92 a 1939 2.89 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 47.548 1288.89 a 1940 11.13 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 46.029 1437.41 a 1941 11.46 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.870 1808.94 a 1942 7.49 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 44.323 2496.61 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1922: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1942: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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Below is a formatted version of the dataset displayed in the chart. Included is a column of nominal or chained GDP for each year charted.

Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1922 to 1942
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ million nominal	Population-UK million	Total Direct Revenue -total -total £ million nominal
1922	-14.46	MW gdp	44.332	1353.65	a
1923	-7.53	MW gdp	44.563	1126.78	a
1924	-2.09	MW gdp	44.886	1037.25	a
1925	-0.26	MW gdp	45.040	998.86	a
1926	-0.42	MW gdp	45.218	1021.83	a
1927	-1.94	MW gdp	45.432	1028.50	a
1928	-0.89	MW gdp	45.622	1076.79	a
1929	-0.84	MW gdp	45.731	1081.42	a
1930	-0.84	MW gdp	45.889	1050.76	a
1931	-1.83	MW gdp	46.074	1090.71	a
1932	-2.24	MW gdp	46.335	1083.23	a
1933	-1.39	MW gdp	46.520	1055.14	a
1934	-0.87	MW gdp	46.666	1051.58	a
1935	0.79	MW gdp	46.869	1074.05	a
1936	0.9	MW gdp	47.081	1096.96	a
1937	3.46	MW gdp	47.289	1164.82	a
1938	2.36	MW gdp	47.494	1224.92	a
1939	2.89	MW gdp	47.548	1288.89	a
1940	11.13	MW gdp	46.029	1437.41	a
1941	11.46	MW gdp	44.870	1808.94	a
1942	7.49	MW gdp	44.323	2496.61	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1922: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1942: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics

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£ billion	2025-26 forecast	2025-26 actual
Central Government	£1,071.9	£1,136.9
Local Authorities	£69.1	£70.1
Total UK Revenue	£1,141.0	£1,207.0

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Time Series Chart of UK Public Revenue

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