Civometry / Debt interest paid / ChartONS · April 1997 to July 2026 · £ million
Debt interest paid Debt interest paid: April 1997 to July 2026 Conservative Labour Labour Labour Labour Labour Labour Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour 0 10k 20k 2000 2010 2020 April 1997: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 1997: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 1997: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 1997: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 1997: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 1997: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 1997: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 1997: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 1997: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 1998: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 1998: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 1999: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 1999: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 1999: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 1999: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 1999: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2000: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2000: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2000: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2000: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2000: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2001: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2001: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2001: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2001: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2001: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2001: £1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2001: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2002: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2002: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2002: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2002: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2002: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2002: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2003: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2003: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2004: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2004: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2004: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2004: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2004: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2004: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2005: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2005: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2005: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2005: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2005: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2005: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2005: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2006: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2006: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2006: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2006: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2006: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2006: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2006: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2007: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2007: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2007: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2007: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2007: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2008: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2008: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2008: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2009: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2009: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2009: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2009: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2009: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2009: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2009: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2009: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2009: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2009: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2009: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2009: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2010: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2010: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2011: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2011: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2011: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2011: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2011: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2011: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2012: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2012: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2012: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2012: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2012: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2012: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2012: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2012: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2012: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2012: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2013: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2013: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2013: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2013: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2013: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2013: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2014: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2014: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2014: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2014: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2014: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2015: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2015: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2015: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2015: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2015: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2015: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2015: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2015: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2015: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2015: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2015: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2015: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2016: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2016: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2016: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2016: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2016: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2016: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2016: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2016: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2017: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2017: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2017: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2017: £7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2017: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2017: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2017: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2017: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2017: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2017: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2018: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2018: £951m £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2018: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2018: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2018: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2018: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2018: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2018: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2018: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2018: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2019: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2019: £447m £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2019: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2019: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2019: £7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2019: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2019: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2019: £7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2019: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2019: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2020: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2020: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2020: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2020: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2020: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2020: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2020: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2020: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2020: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2020: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2020: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2020: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2021: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2021: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2021: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2021: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2021: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2021: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2021: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2021: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2021: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2021: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2022: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2022: £8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2022: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2022: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2022: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2022: £21.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2022: £7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2022: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2022: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2022: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2023: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2023: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2023: £7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2023: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2023: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2023: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2023: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2023: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2023: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2023: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2023: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2023: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2024: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2024: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2024: £6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2024: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2024: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2024: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2024: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2024: £10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2024: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2024: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2024: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2024: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2025: £9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2025: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2025: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2025: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2025: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 August 2025: £11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 September 2025: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 October 2025: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 November 2025: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 December 2025: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 January 2026: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 February 2026: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 March 2026: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 April 2026: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 May 2026: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 June 2026: £14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026 July 2026: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value 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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