United Kingdom — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1700–2030 · 331 observations
About this series
The general 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.
In the United Kingdom, the general government deficit reading was −4.54% of GDP in 2025, compared with −5.59% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.05 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −5.17% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1700–2030
- Quarterly data, 1955–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -2.37 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.68 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.92 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.17 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -3.85 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | -4.54 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.59 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.73 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.59 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.77 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -13 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.46 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.23 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.46 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.57 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.49 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.35 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -8.03 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -7.43 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.