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Public spending statistics report published

27 September 2024

​​​Statistics Jersey have today published the report "public spending statistics 2023". This report presents statistics on general government expenditure in Jersey using the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) system. 

General government is an internationally comparable definition that consists of central, state and local government and the social security funds controlled by these units. In the Jersey context this therefore includes expenditure from government departments, non-ministerial departments, States funds, Andium Homes Limited and the 12 Parishes.

The COFOG system is designed to allow consistent analysis of government spend by set categories, such as health and education, to enable comparisons between jurisdictions and over different time periods. Using this system avoids difficulties in comparisons that can occur when teams and departments are organised differently between jurisdictions or are reorganised over time.

​This report is prepared in line with the States Assembly approved proposition States’ expenditure: classification in accordance with international best practice (gov.je)​.

Summary

In 2023:
  • general government expenditure increased in real terms by 6.3%, or £97.9 million in constant year 2023 prices, to £1,644.2 million
  • the biggest drivers of increased real ​-term expenditure were:
    • health – increased by £51.6 million, driven by increased spending on hospital and outpatient services
    • public order and safety – increased by £14.9 million, largely as a result of a number of major incidents that impacted the Island in 2023
    • social protection – increased by £14.5 million
  • almost three-quarters (73%) of all general government expenditure was in the areas of social protection, health and education
In 2022:
  • as a proportion of GDP Jersey’s total general government expenditure was lower than all OECD countries, apart from Ireland
  • Jersey spent more on health than all OECD countries as a proportion of total spend, but less than several countries, including the UK, as a percentage of GDP
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