Global Statistics and Country Indicators
United Kingdom Fiscal Balance Over Time (1980–2026)
United Kingdom Fiscal Balance Over Time (1980–2026)Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -2.8% | 1992 | -5.4% | 2004 | -3.1% | 2016 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | -3.8% | 1993 | -6.6% | 2005 | -3.1% | 2017 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | -2.3% | 1994 | -5.7% | 2006 | -2.7% | 2018 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | -2.9% | 1995 | -5% | 2007 | -2.6% | 2019 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | -3.2% | 1996 | -3.6% | 2008 | -5% | 2020 | -12.9% |
| 1985 | -2.5% | 1997 | -2% | 2009 | -10% | 2021 | -7.5% |
| 1986 | -2.3% | 1998 | -0.2% | 2010 | -9.2% | 2022 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | -1.7% | 1999 | 0.8% | 2011 | -7.4% | 2023 | -6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | 2000 | 1.4% | 2012 | -8% | 2024 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | 2001 | 0.3% | 2013 | -5.3% | 2025 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | -1.5% | 2002 | -1.9% | 2014 | -5.5% | 2026 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | -2.8% | 2003 | -3.2% | 2015 | -4.5% |
Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -7.37B | 1992 | -39.52B | 2004 | -41.71B | 2016 | -65.76B |
| 1981 | -10.94B | 1993 | -50.99B | 2005 | -43.93B | 2017 | -52.08B |
| 1982 | -7.26B | 1994 | -46.55B | 2006 | -40.47B | 2018 | -48.47B |
| 1983 | -10.09B | 1995 | -42.49B | 2007 | -40.84B | 2019 | -53.63B |
| 1984 | -11.94B | 1996 | -33.19B | 2008 | -80.87B | 2020 | -274.4B |
| 1985 | -10.27B | 1997 | -19.13B | 2009 | -155.5B | 2021 | -175.1B |
| 1986 | -10.43B | 1998 | -2.08B | 2010 | -149.4B | 2022 | -118.7B |
| 1987 | -8.3B | 1999 | 7.98B | 2011 | -124B | 2023 | -166.4B |
| 1988 | 1.38B | 2000 | 15.42B | 2012 | -137B | 2024 | -175.1B |
| 1989 | 2.94B | 2001 | 3.9B | 2013 | -94.72B | 2025 | -163.3B |
| 1990 | -10.3B | 2002 | -23.25B | 2014 | -102.5B | 2026 | -122.5B |
| 1991 | -19.52B | 2003 | -40.32B | 2015 | -87.44B |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -0.7% | 1992 | -4% | 2004 | -1.7% | 2016 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | -1.8% | 1993 | -5.2% | 2005 | -1.5% | 2017 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5% | 1994 | -4% | 2006 | -1.1% | 2018 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | -0.8% | 1995 | -2.9% | 2007 | -0.9% | 2019 | -1% |
| 1984 | -0.5% | 1996 | -1.6% | 2008 | -3.5% | 2020 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | 1997 | 0.1% | 2009 | -8.5% | 2021 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0% | 1998 | 1.8% | 2010 | -6.7% | 2022 | -1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | 1999 | 2.5% | 2011 | -4.6% | 2023 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | 2000 | 3% | 2012 | -5.6% | 2024 | -4% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | 2001 | 1.8% | 2013 | -3.9% | 2025 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | 2002 | -0.6% | 2014 | -3.6% | 2026 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | -1.4% | 2003 | -1.8% | 2015 | -3% |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -1.74B | 1992 | -29.46B | 2004 | -22.31B | 2016 | -33.44B |
| 1981 | -5.12B | 1993 | -39.81B | 2005 | -21.58B | 2017 | -14.2B |
| 1982 | -1.75B | 1994 | -32.66B | 2006 | -16.74B | 2018 | -12.22B |
| 1983 | -2.65B | 1995 | -25.14B | 2007 | -14.72B | 2019 | -21.45B |
| 1984 | -1.94B | 1996 | -14.78B | 2008 | -56.15B | 2020 | -250.4B |
| 1985 | -534M | 1997 | 1.16B | 2009 | -132.7B | 2021 | -126.1B |
| 1986 | 153M | 1998 | 17.65B | 2010 | -108.6B | 2022 | -26.85B |
| 1987 | 3.01B | 1999 | 25.73B | 2011 | -77.3B | 2023 | -101.5B |
| 1988 | 11.69B | 2000 | 33.68B | 2012 | -96.7B | 2024 | -116.3B |
| 1989 | 13.17B | 2001 | 20.91B | 2013 | -69.82B | 2025 | -84B |
| 1990 | 1.07B | 2002 | -6.89B | 2014 | -68.38B | 2026 | -38.63B |
| 1991 | -10.14B | 2003 | -22.58B | 2015 | -58.43B |