The United Kingdom recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 93.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Government Debt to GDP in the United Kingdom averaged 70.43 percent of GDP from 1948 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 210.70 percent of GDP in 1948 and a record low of 21.60 percent of GDP in 1990. source: Office for Budget Responsibility, UK

Government Debt to GDP in the United Kingdom is expected to reach 95.30 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 Public Sector Net Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 96.30 percent of GDP in 2027 and 97.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 87.00 Jan 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 Public Sector Net Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
93.60 94.40 210.70 21.60 1948 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly