Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
United Kingdom's government debt stands at 102.06% as of 2025-12-31, up from 99.38% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, United Kingdom's government debt was 102.06%, up from 99.38% in 2024.
In 2024, United Kingdom's government debt was 99.38%, up from 98.33% in 2023.
In 2023, United Kingdom's government debt was 98.33%, up from 97.12% in 2022.
In 2022, United Kingdom's government debt was 97.12%, down from 102.99% in 2021.
In 2021, United Kingdom's government debt was 102.99%, down from 104.44% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102.06% | +2.67% |
| 2024 | 99.38% | +1.05% |
| 2023 | 98.33% | +1.21% |
| 2022 | 97.12% | -5.87% |
| 2021 | 102.99% | -1.45% |
| 2020 | 104.44% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 84.54% | -0.783% |
| 2018 | 85.33% | -0.5778% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -1.31% |
| 2016 | 87.22% | -0.082% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.8777% |
| 2014 | 86.42% | +1.64% |
| 2013 | 84.78% | +0.7644% |
| 2012 | 84.02% | +2.98% |
| 2011 | 81.04% | +5.49% |
| 2010 | 75.54% | +10.96% |
| 2009 | 64.58% | +13.89% |
| 2008 | 50.69% | +7.57% |
| 2007 | 43.12% | +1.07% |
| 2006 | 42.05% | +1.02% |
| 2005 | 41.03% | +1.21% |
| 2004 | 39.82% | +3.03% |
| 2003 | 36.79% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 35.49% | +0.5214% |
| 2001 | 34.97% | -2.73% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -2.75% |
| 1999 | 40.45% | -1.51% |
| 1998 | 41.96% | -2.13% |
| 1997 | 44.09% | +0.3726% |
| 1996 | 43.72% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
United Kingdom's government debt is 102.06% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 99.38% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 104.44% (2020); the lowest is 34.97% (2001), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.