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Government budget balance to GDP in United Kingdom

Latest: -6.9%
Previous: -7.0%
Change: +0.11 (+1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government budget balance to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government budget balance to GDP in United Kingdom
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	0.8%
Dec 31, 1973	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1974	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1975	-3.2%
Dec 31, 1976	-3.4%
Dec 31, 1977	-2.2%
Dec 31, 1978	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1979	-3.7%
Dec 31, 1980	-2.6%
Dec 31, 1981	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1982	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1983	-2.7%
Dec 31, 1984	-2.6%
Dec 31, 1985	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1986	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1987	-1.1%
Dec 31, 1988	0.8%
Dec 31, 1989	1.1%
Dec 31, 1990	-0.9%
Dec 31, 1991	-2.3%
Dec 31, 1992	-6.1%
Dec 31, 1993	-7.5%
Dec 31, 1994	-6.2%
Dec 31, 1995	-7.0%
Dec 31, 1996	-5.9%
Dec 31, 1997	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1998	-2.2%
Dec 31, 1999	-1.4%
Dec 31, 2000	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2001	-2.0%
Dec 31, 2002	-4.5%
Dec 31, 2003	-5.9%
Dec 31, 2004	-5.6%
Dec 31, 2005	-5.4%
Dec 31, 2006	-5.3%
Dec 31, 2007	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2008	-7.6%
Dec 31, 2009	-12.5%
Dec 31, 2010	-6.6%
Dec 31, 2011	-9.6%
Dec 31, 2012	-9.9%
Dec 31, 2013	-6.6%
Dec 31, 2014	-6.8%
Dec 31, 2015	-5.6%
Dec 31, 2016	-3.8%
Dec 31, 2017	-3.4%
Dec 31, 2018	-3.9%
Dec 31, 2019	-3.5%
Dec 31, 2020	-14.8%
Dec 31, 2021	-9.2%
Dec 31, 2022	-5.6%
Dec 31, 2023	-7.0%
Dec 31, 2024	-6.9%
Dec 31, 2025	—

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