UK public spending on national roads by year
Spending on national roads (motorways and trunk roads).
£6.1 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on national roads at £6.1 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £6.5 billion, so the cash figure changed by -5.4%. The highest year in these tables is 2024-25, at £6.5 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £6.1 billion | -5.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £6.5 billion | +5.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £6.1 billion | +8.0% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £5.7 billion | +4.2% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £5.4 billion | -13.1% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £6.3 billion | +12.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £5.6 billion | +15.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £4.8 billion | +12.8% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £4.3 billion | +2.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £4.2 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "of which: national roads". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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