United Kingdom — Combined government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1700–2030 · 331 observations
About this series
Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United Kingdom, the combined government debt reading stood at 103% of GDP in 2025. Against 101.2% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.77 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 96.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 105.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 105.5 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 105.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 105 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 104.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 103 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 101.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 100.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 99.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 105.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 105.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 85.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 86.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 86.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 87.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 87.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 87.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 85.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 84.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 81.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.