United Kingdom Government Debt Over Time (1980–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 18 / 184

Data table

1980	42.5%	1992	33.1%	2004	39.7%	2016	87.3%
1981	44.7%	1993	37.8%	2005	40.9%	2017	86.1%
1982	42.9%	1994	40.6%	2006	41.9%	2018	85.6%
1983	41.8%	1995	43.5%	2007	43%	2019	84.9%
1984	42.1%	1996	43.5%	2008	50.6%	2020	104.8%
1985	41.2%	1997	43.9%	2009	64.5%	2021	103.4%
1986	41.2%	1998	41.8%	2010	75.5%	2022	97.5%
1987	39.2%	1999	40.3%	2011	81.1%	2023	98.9%
1988	37%	2000	37.5%	2012	84.1%	2024	99.9%
1989	32.4%	2001	34.8%	2013	84.9%	2025	102.3%
1990	28.4%	2002	35.3%	2014	86.5%	2026	103.6%
1991	28.4%	2003	36.6%	2015	87.3%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - GBP)

Data table

1980	110.5B	1992	242.9B	2004	526.4B	2016	1.75T
1981	129.8B	1993	292.2B	2005	573.5B	2017	1.81T
1982	137.4B	1994	330.2B	2006	619.1B	2018	1.86T
1983	146.9B	1995	371.9B	2007	666.9B	2019	1.91T
1984	159.5B	1996	397.8B	2008	810B	2020	2.23T
1985	171.2B	1997	420.8B	2009	1.01T	2021	2.4T
1986	184.3B	1998	419.1B	2010	1.22T	2022	2.52T
1987	195.2B	1999	421.6B	2011	1.35T	2023	2.72T
1988	206B	2000	414.8B	2012	1.45T	2024	2.89T
1989	200B	2001	400.7B	2013	1.52T	2025	3.11T
1990	191B	2002	422.2B	2014	1.62T	2026	3.25T
1991	201B	2003	462.6B	2015	1.68T

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 7 / 86

Data table

1980	41.8%	1992	26.6%	2004	35.8%	2016	78.3%
1981	44%	1993	31%	2005	37%	2017	76.7%
1982	43.8%	1994	36.1%	2006	37.5%	2018	75.9%
1983	42.3%	1995	40.1%	2007	37.9%	2019	75.1%
1984	42.8%	1996	43.1%	2008	44.8%	2020	92.2%
1985	42.5%	1997	40.1%	2009	57.8%	2021	90.2%
1986	41.4%	1998	38.1%	2010	68.5%	2022	87.9%
1987	38.5%	1999	36.9%	2011	72.9%	2023	90.4%
1988	34.7%	2000	31.6%	2012	75.7%	2024	92.4%
1989	29.3%	2001	30.4%	2013	76.7%	2025	93.8%
1990	26.1%	2002	31.2%	2014	78.4%	2026	95.5%
1991	25.1%	2003	32.9%	2015	78.9%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - GBP)

Data table

1980	108.7B	1992	195.3B	2004	474.9B	2016	1.57T
1981	127.9B	1993	239.3B	2005	518.7B	2017	1.61T
1982	140.2B	1994	293.8B	2006	554.6B	2018	1.65T
1983	149B	1995	342.5B	2007	588.2B	2019	1.69T
1984	162.2B	1996	393.4B	2008	717.5B	2020	1.96T
1985	176.6B	1997	384B	2009	901.8B	2021	2.09T
1986	185.4B	1998	382.5B	2010	1.11T	2022	2.27T
1987	191.9B	1999	386.7B	2011	1.22T	2023	2.49T
1988	193.6B	2000	349.5B	2012	1.3T	2024	2.67T
1989	180.5B	2001	350.1B	2013	1.37T	2025	2.85T
1990	175.3B	2002	373.1B	2014	1.47T	2026	3T
1991	178.1B	2003	414.8B	2015	1.52T