UK public spending, 2025-26

£1tn runs the whole UK government for 38 weeks

The whole UK government costs £1.36tn a year — £3.72bn a day, or £43,096 every second.

Your £1tn is 73.5% of the annual bill

Source: ONS Public sector finances, 2025-26 total managed expenditure (~£1.36tn). Assumes the money goes out evenly through the year.

£1tn on the clock

The same £1tn elsewhere

Budget	Lasts
The NHSruns	4.9 years
The state pensionpays	6.9 years
Social protection (all benefits and pensions)pays	2.6 years
Interest on the national debtcovers	10.2 years
Schools and educationruns	10.5 years
Defence (day-to-day)runs	25.6 years
The deficitplugs	7.8 years
HMRC's takematches	55 weeks
The monarchy (Sovereign Grant)runs	7570.0 years