United Kingdom — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95.47 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 93.82 | Actual |
| 2024 | 92.44 | Actual |
| 2023 | 90.42 | Actual |
| 2022 | 87.91 | Actual |
| 2021 | 90.18 | Actual |
| 2020 | 92.2 | Actual |
| 2019 | 75.13 | Actual |
| 2018 | 75.89 | Actual |
| 2017 | 76.69 | Actual |
| 2016 | 78.31 | Actual |
| 2015 | 78.87 | Actual |
| 2014 | 78.37 | Actual |
| 2013 | 76.74 | Actual |
| 2012 | 75.68 | Actual |
| 2011 | 72.88 | Actual |
| 2010 | 68.46 | Actual |
| 2009 | 57.83 | Actual |
| 2008 | 44.78 | Actual |
| 2007 | 37.91 | Actual |
| 2006 | 37.52 | Actual |
| 2005 | 36.96 | Actual |
| 2004 | 35.78 | Actual |
| 2003 | 32.85 | Actual |
| 2002 | 31.23 | Actual |
| 2001 | 30.43 | Actual |
| 2000 | 31.64 | Actual |
| 1999 | 36.95 | Actual |
| 1998 | 38.15 | Actual |
| 1997 | 40.06 | Actual |
| 1996 | 43.06 | Actual |
| 1995 | 40.07 | Actual |
| 1994 | 36.11 | Actual |
| 1993 | 30.98 | Actual |
| 1992 | 26.63 | Actual |
| 1991 | 25.15 | Actual |
| 1990 | 26.05 | Actual |
| 1989 | 29.27 | Actual |
| 1988 | 34.73 | Actual |
| 1987 | 38.54 | Actual |
| 1986 | 41.42 | Actual |
| 1985 | 42.51 | Actual |
| 1984 | 42.85 | Actual |
| 1983 | 42.34 | Actual |
| 1982 | 43.8 | Actual |
| 1981 | 44.03 | Actual |
| 1980 | 41.82 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
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- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net