ONS · April 1997 to July 2026 · £ million

Debt interest paid

Debt interest paid: April 1997 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k200020102020April 1997: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £951m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £447m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £21.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026

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Source: ONS, Public sector finances time series (PUSF), Public sector finances, UK: July 2026 (published 20 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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