United Kingdom — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1727–2024 · 298 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United Kingdom, the central government debt reading stood at 100.7% of GDP in 2024. Against 99.7% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.97 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 93.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 99.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 99 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 104.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 104.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 84.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 85.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 85.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 86.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 86.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 86.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 84.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 83.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 80.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 74.9 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 64 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 49.9 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 42.2 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 41.1 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 40.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.