International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
United Kingdom: Public Sector Debt (IMF)
100.16percent · 2024-17.8% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the public sector as a share of GDP. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1974 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.16 | |
| 2023 | 120.658 | |
| 2022 | 121.818 | |
| 2021 | 130.887 | |
| 2020 | 131.393 | |
| 2019 | 107.26 | |
| 2018 | 108.61 | |
| 2017 | 110.915 | |
| 2016 | 116.551 | |
| 2015 | 118.067 | |
| 2014 | 121.847 | |
| 2013 | 158.295 | |
| 2012 | 169.376 | |
| 2011 | 180.839 | |
| 2010 | 181.912 | |
| 2009 | 188.991 | |
| 2008 | 183.267 | |
| 2007 | 49.717 | |
| 2006 | 42.057 | |
| 2005 | 40.888 | |
| 2004 | 39.673 | |
| 2003 | 36.619 | |
| 2002 | 35.712 | |
| 2001 | 34.392 | |
| 2000 | 36.952 | |
| 1999 | 39.498 | |
| 1998 | 41.08 | |
| 1997 | 42.921 | |
| 1996 | 44.256 | |
| 1995 | 43.615 | |
| 1994 | 41.401 | |
| 1993 | 38.323 | |
| 1992 | 33.566 | |
| 1991 | 28.711 | |
| 1990 | 27.75 | |
| 1989 | 30.692 | |
| 1988 | 35.04 | |
| 1987 | 40.647 | |
| 1986 | 43.274 | |
| 1985 | 44.044 | |
| 1984 | 45.454 | |
| 1983 | 45.346 | |
| 1982 | 46.087 | |
| 1981 | 47.638 | |
| 1980 | 50.021 | |
| 1979 | 50.748 | |
| 1978 | 54.783 | |
| 1977 | 57.694 | |
| 1976 | 59.231 | |
| 1975 | 59.68 | |
| 1974 | 61.025 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). Public Sector Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-public-sector-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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