World Bank · Public Sector

United Kingdom: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-6.86percent · 2024-0.3% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-6.862
2023-6.977
2022-5.602
2021-9.174
2020-14.809
2019-3.541
2018-3.852
2017-3.419
2016-3.784
2015-5.586
2014-6.842
2013-6.573
2012-9.859
2011-9.585
2010-6.595
2009-12.466
2008-7.643
2007-5.21
2006-5.318
2005-5.44
2004-5.598
2003-5.888
2002-4.459
2001-1.952
2000-1.291
1999-1.393
1998-2.187
1997-3.83
1996-5.857
1995-7.006
1994-6.202
1993-7.486
1992-6.103
1991-2.335
1990-0.909
19891.09
19880.817
1987-1.142
1986-1.665
1985-1.73
1984-2.598
1983-2.664
1982-2.018
1981-3.824
1980-2.644
1979-3.686
1978-3.843
1977-2.169
1976-3.432
1975-3.185
1974-0.987
1973-0.43
19720.779

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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