General government balance, % of GDP (OECD): United Kingdom

The latest reading SOTW holds for United Kingdom is -5.34% of GDP for 2025, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.BALANCE.GDP.A · GBR

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
-5.34
% of GDP · 2025
Previous
-5.93
% of GDP · 2024
Earliest held
1.36
% of GDP · 2000
Readings shown
26
Every reading SOTW holds

United Kingdom · history

% of GDP · Annual

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:18:14.538Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government balance, % of GDP (OECD): United Kingdom: 26 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2025-5.34
2024-5.93
2023-6.11
2022-4.47
2021-7.43
2020-12.89
2019-2.32
2018-2.24
2017-2.55
2016-3.27
2015-4.52
2014-5.49
2013-5.28
2012-7.95
2011-7.42
2010-9.25
2009-9.99
2008-5.06
2007-2.64
2006-2.75
2005-3.15
2004-3.16
2003-3.21
2002-1.95
20010.33
20001.36

Source: OECD. All 26 readings held, 2000 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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