Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

United Kingdom · % of GDP · published annual by World Bank Open Data

Aggregates

descriptive statistics over the recorded series
Latest
130.74
2024-01-01
Change vs previous period
3.97%
Lowest on record
29.19
Highest on record
194.68
Median
93.37
Standard deviation
44.15
Observations
35
Consecutive moves
4 down

Series

% of GDP · annual
RANGE
29.19111.94194.68% of GDP1990-01-012007-01-012024-01-01
35 periods · % of GDP
Values are shown at the frequency the source published them; nothing is interpolated or converted. A period without a published value breaks the line instead of being drawn as zero. No value in this series has been revised so far.

Observations

35 of 35 observations, most recent first
PeriodValueRevisionPublished
2024-01-01130.7402026-07-13
2023-01-01136.1402026-07-13
2022-01-01138.2202026-07-13
2021-01-01183.8002026-07-13
2020-01-01194.6802026-07-13
2019-01-01158.9702026-07-13
2018-01-01156.7702026-07-13
2017-01-01160.1402026-07-13
2016-01-01155.5802026-07-13
2015-01-01147.0602026-07-13
2014-01-01149.5802026-07-13
2013-01-01141.0302026-07-13
2012-01-01146.3702026-07-13
2011-01-01143.1302026-07-13
2010-01-01130.5002026-07-13
2009-01-01122.8902026-07-13
2008-01-01104.8402026-07-13
2007-01-0193.3702026-07-13
2006-01-0191.7902026-07-13
2005-01-0191.8602026-07-13
2004-01-0190.2002026-07-13
2003-01-0186.4102026-07-13
2002-01-0186.1702026-07-13
2001-01-0184.0402026-07-13
2000-01-0187.2802026-07-13
1999-01-0187.3002026-07-13
1998-01-0190.1002026-07-13
1997-01-0188.2202026-07-13
1996-01-0187.1902026-07-13
1995-01-0188.2202026-07-13
1994-01-0140.4802026-07-13
1993-01-0135.3102026-07-13
1992-01-0130.4002026-07-13
1991-01-0129.1902026-07-13
1990-01-0130.2002026-07-13

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Source: World Bank Open Data · as of 2026-07-13

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) — United Kingdom, 35 observations — Tapewire