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United Kingdom: Central Government Debt (IMF)

100.72percent · 2024+16.9% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1974 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024100.717
202399.748
202299.008
2021104.305
2020104.853
201984.69
201885.275
201785.645
201686.772
201586.899
201486.158
201384.408
201283.53
201180.474
201074.893
200964.049
200849.945
200742.195
200641.118
200540.161
200439.049
200336.176
200235.002
200134.615
200037.332
199938.926
199840.274
199742.348
199642.62
199542.435
199439.447
199336.737
199232.132
199127.515
199027.217
198928.489
198832.57
198737.335
198638.079
198540.227
198439.73
198339.339
198237.792
198133.421
198036.778
197938.456
197839.073
197744.86
197636.274
197537.286
197437.752

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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