United Kingdom
Gross government debt
Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.
Central Government Debt (% of GDP) - United Kingdom
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Gross government debt for United Kingdom stood at 131.1%. That is down 5.1 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 157.1%, ranging from a low of 131.1% in January 2024 to a high of 194.7% in January 2020. The current reading sits 24.6 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 155.6%.
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