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General government gross debt, national accounts in United Kingdom

General government gross debt, national accounts in the United Kingdom was 92.7% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

2025, % of GDP92.7
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Series high145.92020
Series low42.82001

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General government gross debt, national accounts in United Kingdom, 1995 to 2025

25507510012515019952000200520102015202020251995: 48.6 % of GDP1996: 48 % of GDP1997: 47.9 % of GDP1998: 49.3 % of GDP1999: 44.2 % of GDP2000: 45.3 % of GDP2001: 42.8 % of GDP2002: 46.1 % of GDP2003: 45.7 % of GDP2004: 49 % of GDP2005: 49.3 % of GDP2006: 48.5 % of GDP2007: 50.3 % of GDP2008: 62.5 % of GDP2009: 75.9 % of GDP2010: 86.5 % of GDP2011: 100.2 % of GDP2012: 103.7 % of GDP2013: 99.5 % of GDP2014: 109.1 % of GDP2015: 108.8 % of GDP2016: 115.9 % of GDP2017: 115.4 % of GDP2018: 111.9 % of GDP2019: 114.4 % of GDP2020: 145.9 % of GDP2021: 135.5 % of GDP2022: 97.2 % of GDP2023: 96.6 % of GDP2024: 92.5 % of GDP2025: 92.7 % of GDP0501001501995200620251995: 48.6 % of GDP1996: 48 % of GDP1997: 47.9 % of GDP1998: 49.3 % of GDP1999: 44.2 % of GDP2000: 45.3 % of GDP2001: 42.8 % of GDP2002: 46.1 % of GDP2003: 45.7 % of GDP2004: 49 % of GDP2005: 49.3 % of GDP2006: 48.5 % of GDP2007: 50.3 % of GDP2008: 62.5 % of GDP2009: 75.9 % of GDP2010: 86.5 % of GDP2011: 100.2 % of GDP2012: 103.7 % of GDP2013: 99.5 % of GDP2014: 109.1 % of GDP2015: 108.8 % of GDP2016: 115.9 % of GDP2017: 115.4 % of GDP2018: 111.9 % of GDP2019: 114.4 % of GDP2020: 145.9 % of GDP2021: 135.5 % of GDP2022: 97.2 % of GDP2023: 96.6 % of GDP2024: 92.5 % of GDP2025: 92.7 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 31 values
Period% of GDP
202592.7
202492.5
202396.6
202297.2
2021135.5
2020145.9
2019114.4
2018111.9
2017115.4
2016115.9
2015108.8
2014109.1
201399.5
2012103.7
2011100.2
201086.5
200975.9
200862.5
200750.3
200648.5
200549.3
200449
200345.7
200246.1
200142.8
200045.3
199944.2
199849.3
199747.9
199648
199548.6

United Kingdom compared with nearby places

Austria: 82.8 % of GDPAustralia: 73.3 % of GDPBelgium: 108.6 % of GDPCanada: 118.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 41.3 % of GDPChile: 47.6 % of GDPCzechia: 50 % of GDPGermany: 62.8 % of GDPDenmark: 34.1 % of GDPEstonia: 33.7 % of GDPSpain: 106.6 % of GDPFinland: 88.7 % of GDPFrance: 116.2 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 92.7 % of GDPGreece: 162.1 % of GDPHungary: 81 % of GDPIreland: 34.8 % of GDPIsrael: 75.3 % of GDPItaly: 148.7 % of GDPSouth Korea: 58 % of GDPLithuania: 40.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 32.2 % of GDPLatvia: 56.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 48.1 % of GDPNorway: 62.4 % of GDPNew Zealand: 63.4 % of GDPPoland: 72.9 % of GDPPortugal: 93.4 % of GDPSweden: 59.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 67.9 % of GDPSlovakia: 68.2 % of GDPTürkiye: 27.5 % of GDPUnited States: 136.4 % of GDP
  • Under 41
  • 41 to 58
  • 58 to 68
  • 68 to 82
  • 82 to 110
  • 110 and over
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General government gross debt, national accounts, 2025, % of GDP. United Kingdom is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Gross debt of general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, under the System of National Accounts: all liabilities that are debt instruments, including loans, debt securities, currency and deposits, insurance and pension entitlements and other accounts payable.

Not the Maastricht debt in government_debt: this measure also counts pension entitlements and accounts payable, and some countries value securities at market prices, so it is usually higher. Use it to compare OECD countries with each other.

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OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4) (General government gross debt, national accounts, United Kingdom, 1995 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD

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OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4), General government gross debt, national accounts, United Kingdom, 1995 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/general-government-gross-debt/united-kingdom. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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What is the general government gross debt, national accounts in United Kingdom?

General government gross debt, national accounts in the United Kingdom was 92.7% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest general government gross debt, national accounts in United Kingdom?

145.9% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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