ONS · August 2016 to July 2026 · £ million

Debt interest paid

Debt interest paid: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k201620182020202220242026August 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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