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Debt as a share of GDP
93.8%
United Kingdom · 2026 AUG
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93.8%
United Kingdom · 2026 AUG
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Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks divided by GDP. United Kingdom. Separate source-specific scale.
2016-09-30 to 2026-08-31
Latest within this window: 2026 AUG, 93.8%.
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Source: Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks divided by GDP. United Kingdom. Separate source-specific scale · Office for National Statistics · edition source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be · published 2026-09-22 · Primary publication
A fiscal stock-to-GDP ratio, not an annual borrowing flow.
Vertical axis: 77.8% to 99.6%; bounds fitted to the selected observations.
| Observation period | Observed at | Value (%) | Status | Revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 SEP | 2016-09-30 | 80.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2016 OCT | 2016-10-31 | 80.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2016 NOV | 2016-11-30 | 81.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2016 DEC | 2016-12-31 | 82.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 JAN | 2017-01-31 | 80.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 FEB | 2017-02-28 | 81.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 MAR | 2017-03-31 | 82.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 APR | 2017-04-30 | 82.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 MAY | 2017-05-31 | 82.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 JUN | 2017-06-30 | 83.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 JUL | 2017-07-31 | 83.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 AUG | 2017-08-31 | 83.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 SEP | 2017-09-30 | 83.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 OCT | 2017-10-31 | 83% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 NOV | 2017-11-30 | 82.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2017 DEC | 2017-12-31 | 81.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 JAN | 2018-01-31 | 80.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 FEB | 2018-02-28 | 81.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 MAR | 2018-03-31 | 81.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 APR | 2018-04-30 | 82% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 MAY | 2018-05-31 | 81.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 JUN | 2018-06-30 | 82.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 JUL | 2018-07-31 | 81% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 AUG | 2018-08-31 | 81.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 SEP | 2018-09-30 | 81.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 OCT | 2018-10-31 | 81.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 NOV | 2018-11-30 | 81.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2018 DEC | 2018-12-31 | 81.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 JAN | 2019-01-31 | 79.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 FEB | 2019-02-28 | 79.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 MAR | 2019-03-31 | 79.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 APR | 2019-04-30 | 79.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 MAY | 2019-05-31 | 80.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 JUN | 2019-06-30 | 80.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 JUL | 2019-07-31 | 79.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 AUG | 2019-08-31 | 79.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 SEP | 2019-09-30 | 79.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 OCT | 2019-10-31 | 81.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 NOV | 2019-11-30 | 82.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2019 DEC | 2019-12-31 | 84.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 JAN | 2020-01-31 | 83.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 FEB | 2020-02-29 | 83.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 MAR | 2020-03-31 | 84.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 APR | 2020-04-30 | 89.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 MAY | 2020-05-31 | 93.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 JUN | 2020-06-30 | 95.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 JUL | 2020-07-31 | 96% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 AUG | 2020-08-31 | 97.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 SEP | 2020-09-30 | 98.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 OCT | 2020-10-31 | 98.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 NOV | 2020-11-30 | 98% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2020 DEC | 2020-12-31 | 97.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 JAN | 2021-01-31 | 96.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 FEB | 2021-02-28 | 96.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 MAR | 2021-03-31 | 95.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 APR | 2021-04-30 | 96.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 MAY | 2021-05-31 | 96.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 JUN | 2021-06-30 | 95.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 JUL | 2021-07-31 | 95.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 AUG | 2021-08-31 | 93.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 SEP | 2021-09-30 | 93.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 OCT | 2021-10-31 | 95.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 NOV | 2021-11-30 | 96.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2021 DEC | 2021-12-31 | 96.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 JAN | 2022-01-31 | 94.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 FEB | 2022-02-28 | 94% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 MAR | 2022-03-31 | 94.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 APR | 2022-04-30 | 93.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 MAY | 2022-05-31 | 93.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 JUN | 2022-06-30 | 93.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 JUL | 2022-07-31 | 93.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 AUG | 2022-08-31 | 92.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 SEP | 2022-09-30 | 92.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 OCT | 2022-10-31 | 92.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 NOV | 2022-11-30 | 92.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2022 DEC | 2022-12-31 | 93.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 JAN | 2023-01-31 | 92.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 FEB | 2023-02-28 | 92.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 MAR | 2023-03-31 | 93.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 APR | 2023-04-30 | 93.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 MAY | 2023-05-31 | 94% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 JUN | 2023-06-30 | 94.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 JUL | 2023-07-31 | 93.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 AUG | 2023-08-31 | 93.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 SEP | 2023-09-30 | 93.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 OCT | 2023-10-31 | 94.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 NOV | 2023-11-30 | 95.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2023 DEC | 2023-12-31 | 95.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 JAN | 2024-01-31 | 93.7% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 FEB | 2024-02-29 | 93.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 MAR | 2024-03-31 | 94.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 APR | 2024-04-30 | 93.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 MAY | 2024-05-31 | 94.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 JUN | 2024-06-30 | 94.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 JUL | 2024-07-31 | 94.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 AUG | 2024-08-31 | 94.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 SEP | 2024-09-30 | 94% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 OCT | 2024-10-31 | 94.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 NOV | 2024-11-30 | 95.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2024 DEC | 2024-12-31 | 94.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 JAN | 2025-01-31 | 93.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 FEB | 2025-02-28 | 93.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 MAR | 2025-03-31 | 93.4% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 APR | 2025-04-30 | 93.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 MAY | 2025-05-31 | 94.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 JUN | 2025-06-30 | 94.5% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 JUL | 2025-07-31 | 94.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 AUG | 2025-08-31 | 95.1% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 SEP | 2025-09-30 | 94.9% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 OCT | 2025-10-31 | 94% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 NOV | 2025-11-30 | 94.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2025 DEC | 2025-12-31 | 94.2% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 JAN | 2026-01-31 | 92.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 FEB | 2026-02-28 | 92.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 MAR | 2026-03-31 | 93.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 APR | 2026-04-30 | 93.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 MAY | 2026-05-31 | 94.3% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 JUN | 2026-06-30 | 94.6% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 JUL | 2026-07-31 | 94% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
| 2026 AUG | 2026-08-31 | 93.8% | observed | source-debt-ratio-2026-09-22-1e771b32418370be-r1b08964498f06885 |
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