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Lead figure · Debt

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93.8% of GDP

UK public sector net debt was 93.8% of GDP in August 2026.

The same release puts the debt stock at £2.99tn.

Provenance

United Kingdom · August 2026 · published 22 Sept 2026

Debt stock £2.99tn · annual change +£78.5bn

This is a dated stock, not a real-time counter.

History · United Kingdom

National debt over recent observations

36 verified points from Sept 2023 to Aug 2026. Gaps stay gaps; the scale is fitted to these observations and does not start at zero.

Sept 202336 observations · fitted scaleAug 2026

Latest in this series: 93.8% of GDP · August 2026 · published 22 Sept 2026

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