Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 102.1 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -5.3 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $4,012.2 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -3.0 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +14.8 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 130.7 % (2024)
- ISO code
- GBR
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 102.1 % |
| 2024 | 99.4 % |
| 2023 | 98.3 % |
| 2022 | 97.1 % |
| 2021 | 103.0 % |
| 2020 | 104.4 % |
| 2019 | 84.5 % |
| 2018 | 85.3 % |
| 2017 | 85.9 % |
| 2016 | 87.2 % |
| 2015 | 87.3 % |
| 2014 | 86.4 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.3 % |
| 2024 | -6.0 % |
| 2023 | -6.0 % |
| 2022 | -4.6 % |
| 2021 | -7.5 % |
| 2020 | -12.9 % |
| 2019 | -2.4 % |
| 2018 | -2.2 % |
| 2017 | -2.5 % |
| 2016 | -3.3 % |
| 2015 | -4.5 % |
| 2014 | -5.5 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,012.2 bn |
| 2024 | $3,713.6 bn |
| 2023 | $3,439.8 bn |
| 2022 | $3,205.0 bn |
| 2021 | $3,209.4 bn |
| 2020 | $2,734.9 bn |
| 2019 | $2,890.8 bn |
| 2018 | $2,909.5 bn |
| 2017 | $2,708.1 bn |
| 2016 | $2,717.9 bn |
| 2015 | $2,947.6 bn |
| 2014 | $3,090.2 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.0 % |
| 2024 | -2.9 % |
| 2023 | -2.5 % |
| 2022 | -2.0 % |
| 2021 | -0.8 % |
| 2020 | -2.8 % |
| 2019 | -2.3 % |
| 2018 | -3.5 % |
| 2017 | -3.3 % |
| 2016 | -5.1 % |
| 2015 | -4.7 % |
| 2014 | -4.6 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 130.7 |
| 2023 | 136.1 |
| 2022 | 138.2 |
| 2021 | 183.8 |
| 2020 | 194.7 |
| 2019 | 159.0 |
| 2018 | 156.8 |
| 2017 | 160.1 |
| 2016 | 155.6 |
| 2015 | 147.1 |
| 2014 | 149.6 |
| 2013 | 141.0 |