UK public spending on foreign military aid by year
Military aid to other countries, as recorded in PESA.
£4.0 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on foreign military aid at £4.0 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £3.5 billion, so the cash figure changed by +14.7%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £4.0 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £4.0 billion | +14.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £3.5 billion | +38.2% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £2.5 billion | -3.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £2.6 billion | +414.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £509 million | +11.6% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £456 million | -4.2% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £476 million | -31.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £696 million | -13.1% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £801 million | +33.1% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £602 million | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "2.3 Foreign military aid". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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