ONS · August 2016 to July 2026 · percent

Public sector net debt as a share of GDP

Public sector net debt as a share of GDP: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%25%50%75%201620182020202220242026August 2016: 80.2% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2016: 80.3% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2016: 80.6% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2016: 81.2% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2016: 82.5% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2017: 80.7% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2017: 81.5% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2017: 82.7% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2017: 82.3% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2017: 82.7% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2017: 83.4% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2017: 83.2% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2017: 83% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2017: 83.9% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2017: 82.9% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2017: 82.2% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2017: 81.7% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2018: 80.7% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2018: 81.6% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2018: 81.6% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2018: 81.9% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2018: 81.8% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2018: 82% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2018: 80.9% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2018: 81.1% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2018: 81.1% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2018: 81.1% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2018: 81.1% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2018: 81.3% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2019: 79.8% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2019: 79.7% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2019: 79.6% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2019: 79.9% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2019: 80% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2019: 80.3% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2019: 79.5% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2019: 79.3% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2019: 79.9% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2019: 81.5% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2019: 82.8% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2019: 84.2% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2020: 83.5% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2020: 83.7% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2020: 84.5% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2020: 89.6% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2020: 93.3% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2020: 95.3% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2020: 96% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2020: 97.7% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2020: 98.1% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2020: 98.1% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2020: 97.9% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2020: 97.6% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2021: 96% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2021: 96.2% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2021: 95.4% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2021: 96.1% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2021: 96.4% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2021: 95.8% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2021: 95.3% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2021: 93.9% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2021: 93.2% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2021: 95.9% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2021: 96.4% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2021: 96.2% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2022: 94.8% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2022: 94% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2022: 94.3% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2022: 93.8% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2022: 93.7% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2022: 94% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2022: 93.2% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2022: 92.9% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2022: 92.8% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2022: 92.6% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2022: 92.9% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2022: 93.1% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2023: 92.2% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2023: 92.6% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2023: 93.2% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2023: 93.2% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2023: 94.1% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2023: 94.9% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2023: 93.8% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2023: 93.9% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2023: 93.6% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2023: 94.7% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2023: 95.3% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2023: 95.6% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2024: 93.8% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2024: 94% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2024: 94.2% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2024: 93.4% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2024: 94.5% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2024: 94.5% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2024: 94.2% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2024: 94.5% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2024: 94% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2024: 94.4% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2024: 95.2% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2024: 94.8% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2025: 93% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2025: 93.4% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2025: 93.4% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2025: 93.7% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2025: 94.8% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2025: 94.5% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2025: 94.9% percent · published 20 August 2026August 2025: 95.1% percent · published 20 August 2026September 2025: 94.9% percent · published 20 August 2026October 2025: 94% percent · published 20 August 2026November 2025: 94.7% percent · published 20 August 2026December 2025: 94.3% percent · published 20 August 2026January 2026: 92.3% percent · published 20 August 2026February 2026: 92.5% percent · published 20 August 2026March 2026: 93.4% percent · published 20 August 2026April 2026: 93.7% percent · published 20 August 2026May 2026: 94.4% percent · published 20 August 2026June 2026: 94.6% percent · published 20 August 2026July 2026: 94.1% percent · 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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