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Public spending

Pembrokeshire council area. Every figure carries its own date.

Pembrokeshire

What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.

Pembrokeshire County Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.

£381.51 million in 2024–25

Council revenue expenditure. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.

For each resident£3,036

Cash spending · 2024–25

For each resident, allowing for inflation£3,036

2024–25 prices · 2024–25

“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.

Has spending kept up with prices and population?

Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £2,216.39 per person in 2001/2002; £3,035.82 per person in 2024/2025. 37% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20022,216.39
2002/20032,409.05
2003/20042,583.95
2004/20052,808.56
2005/20062,789.28
2006/20072,877.86
2007/20082,983.82
2008/20093,080.88
2009/20103,134.99
2010/20113,156.7
2011/20123,040
2012/20133,005.84
2013/20143,027.55
2014/20152,948.02
2015/20162,894.2
2016/20172,999.24
2017/20182,835.89
2018/20192,783.6
2019/20202,852.22
2020/20212,930.34
2021/20223,053.53
2022/20232,932.39
2023/20242,952.43
2024/20253,035.82
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See cash spending and total spending

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £139.94 million in 2001/2002; £381.51 million in 2024/2025. 172.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002139.94
2002/2003156.74
2003/2004173.68
2004/2005196.64
2005/2006202.06
2006/2007216.62
2007/2008231.68
2008/2009251.31
2009/2010259.84
2010/2011266.85
2011/2012263.57
2012/2013264.97
2013/2014271.42
2014/2015267.48
2015/2016263.1
2016/2017277.48
2017/2018265.43
2018/2019265.99
2019/2020280.3
2020/2021305.56
2021/2022322.53
2022/2023333.46
2023/2024355.33
2024/2025381.51
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Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £250.58 million in 2001/2002; £381.51 million in 2024/2025. 52.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002250.58
2002/2003274.98
2003/2004297.53
2004/2005326.99
2005/2006326.91
2006/2007340.39
2007/2008356.98
2008/2009373.2
2009/2010381.1
2010/2011385.04
2011/2012372.74
2012/2013368.58
2013/2014370.28
2014/2015360.1
2015/2016352.28
2016/2017364.22
2017/2018344.23
2018/2019337.36
2019/2020346.35
2020/2021359.18
2021/2022377.52
2022/2023364.75
2023/2024369.27
2024/2025381.51
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Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,237.76 per person in 2001/2002; £3,035.82 per person in 2024/2025. 145.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20021,237.76
2002/20031,373.18
2003/20041,508.33
2004/20051,688.92
2005/20061,724.03
2006/20071,831.48
2007/20081,936.47
2008/20092,074.64
2009/20102,137.52
2010/20112,187.79
2011/20122,149.57
2012/20132,160.88
2013/20142,219.29
2014/20152,189.76
2015/20162,161.51
2016/20172,284.93
2017/20182,186.75
2018/20192,194.74
2019/20202,308.28
2020/20212,492.93
2021/20222,608.8
2022/20232,680.82
2023/20242,840.92
2024/20253,035.82
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All annual figures and what they include
Council spending · Pembrokeshire · full reviewed history
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–02139.939250.58£1,238£2,216
2002–03156.743274.983£1,373£2,409
2003–04173.68297.535£1,508£2,584
2004–05196.638326.995£1,689£2,809
2005–06202.063326.914£1,724£2,789
2006–07216.624340.388£1,831£2,878
2007–08231.679356.984£1,936£2,984
2008–09251.309373.199£2,075£3,081
2009–10259.844381.099£2,138£3,135
2010–11266.854385.036£2,188£3,157
2011–12263.565372.744£2,150£3,040
2012–13264.97368.579£2,161£3,006
2013–14271.423370.276£2,219£3,028
2014–15267.475360.095£2,190£2,948
2015–16263.101352.284£2,162£2,894
2016–17277.477364.222£2,285£2,999
2017–18265.432344.226£2,187£2,836
2018–19265.989337.356£2,195£2,784
2019–20280.299346.35£2,308£2,852
2020–21305.564359.178£2,493£2,930
2021–22322.534377.518£2,609£3,054
2022–23333.462364.754£2,681£2,932
2023–24355.328369.275£2,841£2,952
2024–25381.512381.512£3,036£3,036

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Separate police, fire and national park authority returns.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.

Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.

Sources and calculations →

How does it compare with similar councils?

The comparison uses councils in Wales with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.

Same financial year: 2024–25 · spending per resident
Council or comparison groupAt 2024–25 pricesCash prices
Pembrokeshire (this council)£3,036£3,036
Gwynedd£3,792£3,792
Powys£3,192£3,192
Vale of Glamorgan£2,974£2,974
Wales councils with the same broad responsibilities£3,170£3,170
How the comparison works

Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.

Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.

The wider comparison covers 22 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.

The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.

Where does the council money go?

Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.

Education · £144.28 million · 2024–25

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,070.06 per person in 2001/2002; £1,148.07 per person in 2024/2025. 7.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20021,070.06
2002/20031,104.98
2003/20041,188.27
2004/20051,174.71
2005/20061,196.3
2006/20071,226.25
2007/20081,233.2
2008/20091,227.8
2009/20101,251.51
2010/20111,237.74
2011/20121,210.01
2012/20131,190.34
2013/20141,187.37
2014/20151,152.27
2015/20161,108.84
2016/20171,094.17
2017/20181,087.62
2018/20191,068.68
2019/20201,076.93
2020/20211,090.21
2021/20221,195.31
2022/20231,136.56
2023/20241,077.55
2024/20251,148.07
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Education · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0267.562120.979£598£1,070
2002–0371.895126.129£630£1,105
2003–0479.869136.825£694£1,188
2004–0582.246136.769£706£1,175
2005–0686.663140.211£739£1,196
2006–0792.303145.038£780£1,226
2007–0895.752147.54£800£1,233
2008–09100.152148.728£827£1,228
2009–10103.731152.137£853£1,252
2010–11104.633150.972£858£1,238
2011–12104.907148.363£856£1,210
2012–13104.93145.96£856£1,190
2013–14106.449145.218£870£1,187
2014–15104.546140.748£856£1,152
2015–16100.801134.97£828£1,109
2016–17101.228132.874£834£1,094
2017–18101.798132.017£839£1,088
2018–19102.119129.518£843£1,069
2019–20105.834130.774£872£1,077
2020–21113.682133.629£927£1,090
2021–22126.256147.779£1,021£1,195
2022–23129.246141.374£1,039£1,137
2023–24129.684134.774£1,037£1,078
2024–25144.278144.278£1,148£1,148
Social services · £133.76 million · 2024–25

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £365.99 per person in 2001/2002; £1,064.38 per person in 2024/2025. 190.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002365.99
2002/2003425.66
2003/2004485.22
2004/2005510.93
2005/2006523.81
2006/2007561.13
2007/2008580.26
2008/2009581.68
2009/2010586.6
2010/2011615.73
2011/2012617.54
2012/2013656.17
2013/2014702.33
2014/2015721.71
2015/2016723.08
2016/2017738.9
2017/2018762.55
2018/2019770.3
2019/2020797.43
2020/2021892.56
2021/2022934.62
2022/2023889.79
2023/20241,023.62
2024/20251,064.38
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Social services · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0223.10841.378£204£366
2002–0327.69548.587£243£426
2003–0432.61455.872£283£485
2004–0535.77259.486£307£511
2005–0637.94661.392£324£524
2006–0742.23866.37£357£561
2007–0845.05469.422£377£580
2008–0947.44870.461£392£582
2009–1048.6271.308£400£587
2010–1152.05175.103£427£616
2011–1253.5475.718£437£618
2012–1357.84280.46£472£656
2013–1462.96585.897£515£702
2014–1565.48188.155£536£722
2015–1665.73388.015£540£723
2016–1768.3689.731£563£739
2017–1871.37392.56£588£763
2018–1973.60793.356£607£770
2019–2078.36796.834£645£797
2020–2193.072109.402£759£893
2021–2298.721115.55£799£935
2022–23101.184110.679£813£890
2023–24123.194128.03£985£1,024
2024–25133.761133.761£1,064£1,064
Council fund housing and housing benefit · £27.86 million · 2024–25

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £174.6 per person in 2001/2002; £221.66 per person in 2024/2025. 27% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002174.6
2002/2003183.57
2003/2004199.06
2004/2005324.28
2005/2006340.43
2006/2007337.4
2007/2008335.82
2008/2009379.68
2009/2010424.99
2010/2011396.92
2011/2012397.26
2012/2013408.99
2013/2014415.72
2014/2015411.5
2015/2016403.99
2016/2017392.29
2017/2018388.15
2018/2019376.18
2019/2020322.62
2020/2021289.76
2021/2022278.25
2022/2023246.59
2023/2024236.85
2024/2025221.66
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council fund housing and housing benefit · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0211.02419.74£98£175
2002–0311.94420.954£105£184
2003–0413.3822.922£116£199
2004–0522.70437.755£195£324
2005–0624.66239.9£210£340
2006–0725.39739.907£215£337
2007–0826.07540.178£218£336
2008–0930.97145.993£256£380
2009–1035.22551.663£290£425
2010–1133.55448.414£275£397
2011–1234.44248.709£281£397
2012–1336.05350.151£294£409
2013–1437.2750.844£305£416
2014–1537.33650.264£306£412
2015–1636.72549.174£302£404
2016–1736.29347.639£299£392
2017–1836.3347.115£299£388
2018–1935.94645.591£297£376
2019–2031.70539.176£261£323
2020–2130.21535.517£247£290
2021–2229.39134.401£238£278
2022–2328.04130.672£225£247
2023–2428.50529.624£228£237
2024–2527.85627.856£222£222
Local environmental services · £19.54 million · 2024–25

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £134.39 per person in 2001/2002; £155.46 per person in 2024/2025. 15.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002134.39
2002/2003144.03
2003/2004157.17
2004/2005166.08
2005/2006172.4
2006/2007199.04
2007/2008194.99
2008/2009206.86
2009/2010208.19
2010/2011212.27
2011/2012201.63
2012/2013197.32
2013/2014188.82
2014/2015175.93
2015/2016166.16
2016/2017157.03
2017/2018145.71
2018/2019147.1
2019/2020150.91
2020/2021176.1
2021/2022196.79
2022/2023176.7
2023/2024155.32
2024/2025155.46
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Local environmental services · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–028.48515.194£75£134
2002–039.37116.44£82£144
2003–0410.56418.097£92£157
2004–0511.62819.337£100£166
2005–0612.48920.206£107£172
2006–0714.98223.542£127£199
2007–0815.1423.329£127£195
2008–0916.87425.058£139£207
2009–1017.25625.308£142£208
2010–1117.94425.891£147£212
2011–1217.48124.722£143£202
2012–1317.39424.195£142£197
2013–1416.92823.093£138£189
2014–1515.96221.489£131£176
2015–1615.10520.225£124£166
2016–1714.52819.07£120£157
2017–1813.63817.686£112£146
2018–1914.05617.827£116£147
2019–2014.83118.326£122£151
2020–2118.36321.585£150£176
2021–2220.78624.329£168£197
2022–2320.09421.98£162£177
2023–2418.69319.427£149£155
2024–2519.53719.537£155£155
Roads and transport · £13.29 million · 2024–25

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £123.21 per person in 2001/2002; £105.78 per person in 2024/2025. 14.1% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002123.21
2002/2003152
2003/2004166.87
2004/2005149.27
2005/2006141.39
2006/2007150.2
2007/2008148.1
2008/2009152.15
2009/2010153.33
2010/2011183.39
2011/2012143.9
2012/2013138.49
2013/2014136.53
2014/2015114.6
2015/2016103.51
2016/2017104.07
2017/201888.68
2018/201999.09
2019/2020115.66
2020/2021121.36
2021/2022119.96
2022/2023119.35
2023/2024116.22
2024/2025105.78
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Roads and transport · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–027.77913.929£69£123
2002–039.8917.351£87£152
2003–0411.21619.214£97£167
2004–0510.45117.379£90£149
2005–0610.24316.572£87£141
2006–0711.30617.765£96£150
2007–0811.49917.718£96£148
2008–0912.41118.431£102£152
2009–1012.70918.64£105£153
2010–1115.50322.369£127£183
2011–1212.47617.644£102£144
2012–1312.20816.982£100£138
2013–1412.2416.698£100£137
2014–1510.39813.999£85£115
2015–169.4112.6£77£104
2016–179.62812.638£79£104
2017–188.310.764£68£89
2018–199.46912.01£78£99
2019–2011.36614.044£94£116
2020–2112.65514.875£103£121
2021–2212.67114.831£102£120
2022–2313.57214.846£109£119
2023–2413.98714.536£112£116
2024–2513.29313.293£106£106
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · £6.99 million · 2024–25

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £97.67 per person in 2001/2002; £55.63 per person in 2024/2025. 43% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/200297.67
2002/2003103.96
2003/2004104.74
2004/2005113.53
2005/2006121.09
2006/2007124.64
2007/2008124.22
2008/2009128.51
2009/2010130.92
2010/2011117.07
2011/2012109.86
2012/2013105.52
2013/201486.36
2014/201577.27
2015/201680.61
2016/201779.38
2017/201875.07
2018/201967.69
2019/202065.03
2020/202186.55
2021/202271.42
2022/202367.65
2023/202464.77
2024/202555.63
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–026.16711.043£55£98
2002–036.76411.866£59£104
2003–047.0412.06£61£105
2004–057.94913.219£68£114
2005–068.77214.192£75£121
2006–079.38214.742£79£125
2007–089.64514.862£81£124
2008–0910.48315.567£87£129
2009–1010.85115.915£89£131
2010–119.89714.28£81£117
2011–129.52513.471£78£110
2012–139.30212.939£76£106
2013–147.74210.562£63£86
2014–157.0119.439£57£77
2015–167.3289.812£60£81
2016–177.3449.64£60£79
2017–187.0269.112£58£75
2018–196.4688.203£53£68
2019–206.3917.897£53£65
2020–219.02510.609£74£87
2021–227.5448.83£61£71
2022–237.6938.415£62£68
2023–247.7958.101£62£65
2024–256.9916.991£56£56
Planning and economic development · £6.56 million · 2024–25

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £44.68 per person in 2001/2002; £52.22 per person in 2024/2025. 16.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/200244.68
2002/200331.63
2003/200439.2
2004/200543.12
2005/200650.4
2006/200752.5
2007/200842.81
2008/200978.82
2009/2010101.29
2010/201180.25
2011/201277.39
2012/201369.94
2013/201459.13
2014/201551.22
2015/201628.93
2016/201725.01
2017/201823.24
2018/201926.59
2019/202026.1
2020/202126.61
2021/202225.76
2022/202338
2023/202443.57
2024/202552.22
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Planning and economic development · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–022.8215.051£25£45
2002–032.0583.61£18£32
2003–042.6354.514£23£39
2004–053.0195.02£26£43
2005–063.6515.907£31£50
2006–073.9526.21£33£53
2007–083.3245.122£28£43
2008–096.4299.547£53£79
2009–108.39512.313£69£101
2010–116.7849.788£56£80
2011–126.719.49£55£77
2012–136.1658.576£50£70
2013–145.3017.232£43£59
2014–154.6476.256£38£51
2015–162.633.521£22£29
2016–172.3143.037£19£25
2017–182.1752.821£18£23
2018–192.5413.223£21£27
2019–202.5653.169£21£26
2020–212.7753.262£23£27
2021–222.7213.185£22£26
2022–234.3214.726£35£38
2023–245.2445.45£42£44
2024–256.5636.563£52£52
Council tax benefit and administration · £4.1 million · 2024–25

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £17.44 per person in 2001/2002; £32.6 per person in 2024/2025. 87% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/200217.44
2002/200321.26
2003/200422.48
2004/200516.48
2005/200617.06
2006/200718.36
2007/200817.14
2008/200916.7
2009/201016.43
2010/201117.12
2011/201214.07
2012/201315.79
2013/201414.92
2014/201520.18
2015/201619.94
2016/201713.39
2017/201815.21
2018/201927.74
2019/202037.69
2020/202125.91
2021/2022-1.69
2022/202324.54
2023/202423.17
2024/202532.6
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council tax benefit and administration · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–021.1011.971£10£17
2002–031.3832.426£12£21
2003–041.5112.589£13£22
2004–051.1541.919£10£16
2005–061.2362£11£17
2006–071.3822.172£12£18
2007–081.3312.051£11£17
2008–091.3622.023£11£17
2009–101.3621.998£11£16
2010–111.4472.088£12£17
2011–121.221.725£10£14
2012–131.3921.936£11£16
2013–141.3381.825£11£15
2014–151.8312.465£15£20
2015–161.8132.428£15£20
2016–171.2391.626£10£13
2017–181.4241.847£12£15
2018–192.6513.362£22£28
2019–203.7044.577£31£38
2020–212.7023.176£22£26
2021–22-0.178-0.208£-1£-2
2022–232.7913.053£22£25
2023–242.7892.898£22£23
2024–254.0974.097£33£33
Law, order and protective services · £0 million · 2024–25

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £3.96 per person in 2001/2002; £0 per person in 2024/2025. 100% lower between these observations.

2 missing periods in the selected range; the line stops at each gap.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20023.96
2002/20034.04
2003/20044.18
2004/20053.88
2005/20062.14
2006/2007No source observation for this service and year.
2007/2008No source observation for this service and year.
2008/20090
2009/20100
2010/20110
2011/20120
2012/20130
2013/20140
2014/20150
2015/20160
2016/20170
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Law, order and protective services · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–020.250.448£2£4
2002–030.2630.461£2£4
2003–040.2810.481£2£4
2004–050.2720.452£2£4
2005–060.1550.251£1£2
2006–07No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2007–08No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2008–0900£0£0
2009–1000£0£0
2010–1100£0£0
2011–1200£0£0
2012–1300£0£0
2013–1400£0£0
2014–1500£0£0
2015–1600£0£0
2016–1700£0£0
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
Other revenue expenditure · £25.14 million · 2024–25

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Pembrokeshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £184.39 per person in 2001/2002; £200.01 per person in 2024/2025. 8.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Pembrokeshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002184.39
2002/2003237.92
2003/2004216.77
2004/2005306.27
2005/2006224.26
2006/2007208.34
2007/2008307.28
2008/2009308.68
2009/2010261.74
2010/2011296.22
2011/2012268.33
2012/2013223.29
2013/2014236.37
2014/2015223.34
2015/2016259.12
2016/2017394.99
2017/2018249.67
2018/2019200.22
2019/2020259.84
2020/2021221.29
2021/2022233.1
2022/2023233.21
2023/2024211.35
2024/2025200.01
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Other revenue expenditure · Pembrokeshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0211.64220.847£103£184
2002–0315.4827.157£136£238
2003–0414.5724.96£127£217
2004–0521.44335.658£184£306
2005–0616.24626.284£139£224
2006–0715.68224.642£133£208
2007–0823.85936.763£199£307
2008–0925.17937.391£208£309
2009–1021.69531.818£178£262
2010–1125.04136.131£205£296
2011–1223.26432.901£190£268
2012–1319.68427.38£161£223
2013–1421.1928.908£173£236
2014–1520.26327.28£166£223
2015–1623.55631.541£194£259
2016–1736.54347.967£301£395
2017–1823.36830.305£193£250
2018–1919.13224.265£158£200
2019–2025.53631.553£210£260
2020–2123.07527.123£188£221
2021–2224.62228.819£199£233
2022–2326.5229.009£213£233
2023–2425.43726.435£203£211
2024–2525.13625.136£200£200

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