United Kingdom — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1700–2031 · 332 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 −5.19% of GDP in 2025, compared with −6.04% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.85 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −5.27% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1700–2031
- Quarterly data, 1955–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -1.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.97 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.62 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -4.39 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -5.13 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -5.19 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.04 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -6.05 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.54 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -12.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.38 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.23 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.48 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.28 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.53 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.47 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.29 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -7.96 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.