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United Kingdom: General Government Debt (IMF)

101.29percent · 2024+16.3% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1950 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024101.289
2023100.363
202299.614
2021105.131
2020105.84
201985.657
201886.345
201786.723
201687.825
201587.867
201487.094
201385.316
201284.483
201181.425
201075.86
200964.915
200850.827
200743.174
200642.058
200541
200439.802
200336.764
200235.434
200134.958
200037.686
199940.41
199841.97
199744.132
199644.738
199545.058
199440.703
199342.116
199233.977
199128.722
199028.262
198931.436
198836.584
198741.752
198642.863
198542.894
198444.139
198344.199
198244.701
198141.131
198043.709
197944.521
197847.254
197753.681
197647.684
197549.589
197456.166
197358.539
197265.04
197167.936
197073.422
196966.037
196870.964
196771.868
196674.672
196577.228
196482.645
196389.214
196290.982
196194.152
196097.939
1959103.362
1958108.937
1957112.639
1956119.036
1955127.553
1954135.841
1953140.871
1952150.149
1951162.18
1950179.897

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). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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