The United Kingdom recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 5.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in the United Kingdom averaged -2.81 percent of GDP from 1948 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.80 percent of GDP in 1949 and a record low of -14.70 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Office for Budget Responsibility, UK

Government Budget in the United Kingdom is expected to reach -3.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 87.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 114831.00 107198.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -5.10 -4.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Public Sector Net Borrowing Ex Banks -11578.00 -10941.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 2935.80 2925.40 GBP Billion Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 93.60 94.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 103253.00 96257.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 149068.00 148545.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 44.00 44.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Holidays
Interest Payments on Government Debt 9062.00 3131.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Military Expenditure 81763.20 75303.40 USD Million Dec 2024
Public Sector Net Borrowing -11578.00 -10941.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Public Sector Net Debt to GDP 95.50 95.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Tax Revenue 69965.00 64496.00 GBP Million Dec 2025


United Kingdom Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.10 -4.80 4.80 -14.70 1948 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly