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United Kingdom: General government gross debt (IMF)

100.20percent · 2031-2.7% since 2021

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1980 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031100.2projection
2030100.9projection
2029101.6projection
2028102.3projection
2027102.5projection
2026102
2025102.1
202499.4
202398.3
202297.1
2021103
2020104.4
201984.5
201885.3
201785.9
201687.2
201587.3
201486.4
201384.8
201284
201181
201075.5
200964.6
200850.7
200743.1
200642.1
200541
200439.8
200336.8
200235.5
200135
200037.7
199940.4
199842
199744.1
199643.7
199543.7
199440.8
199338
199233.3
199128.5
199028.5
198932.6
198837.1
198739.3
198641.4
198541.4
198442.3
198341.9
198243.1
198144.8
198042.7

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International Monetary Fund (2026). General government gross debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-gross-debt (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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