United Kingdom — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1689–2025 · 337 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for the United Kingdom was −5.88% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −6.96% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.08 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −6.46% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.88 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.96 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -7.08 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.72 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -9.32 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | -15 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.57 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3.89 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.44 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.81 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -5.62 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -6.89 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -9.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -9.63 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -6.63 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -12.6 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -7.68 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -5.23 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -5.34 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.