Barnett formula
Public expenditure by nation

Barnett formula

Section Title: Public expenditure by nation
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Year	Definition	£ per head (Brackets: % of UK average)

UK average	England	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland

1985–86	Total identifiable expenditure by country	2,109	2,019 (95.7)	2,562 (121.5)	2,231 (105.8)	3,108 (147.4)

1993–94	3,769	3,621 (96.1)	4,485 (119.0)	4,258 (113.0)	5,059 (134.2)

2000–01	4,709	4,529 (96.2)	5,558 (118.0)	5,302 (112.6)	6,424 (136.4)

2005–06	Total identifiable expenditure on services by country	7,049	6,835 (97.0)	8,179 (116.0)	7,784 (110.4)	8,713 (123.6)

2012–13	Total identifiable expenditure on services by country	8,788	8,529 (97.1)	10,152 (115.5)	9,709 (110.5)	10,876 (123.8)

2015–16	Total identifiable expenditure on services by country	9,076	8,816 (97.1)	10,536 (116.1)	9,996 (110.1)	10,983 (121.0)

Sentence(s)

Scotland's reduction in spend per head from 121.5% of the UK average to 115.5% took nearly 30 years.

final_sentence: Scotland's reduction in spend per head from 121.5% of the UK average to 115.5% took nearly 30 years.