UK public spending on foreign economic aid by year
Public spending on foreign economic aid (sub-function 1.2 in PESA). The UK's official development assistance (ODA) is measured differently by FCDO.
£7.2 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on foreign economic aid at £7.2 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £7.7 billion, so the cash figure changed by -6.3%. The highest year in these tables is 2018-19, at £9.4 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £7.2 billion | -6.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £7.7 billion | +5.1% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £7.3 billion | +40.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £5.2 billion | -10.6% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £5.8 billion | -32.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £8.6 billion | -5.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £9.1 billion | -3.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £9.4 billion | +9.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £8.6 billion | -1.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £8.7 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "1.2 Foreign economic aid (1)". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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