Public sector net borrowing in the United Kingdom was estimated at 4.4% of the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2023-24 financial year, 0.6 percentage points less than in the same twelve-month period a year ago. source: Office for Budget Responsibility, UK

The United Kingdom recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in the United Kingdom averaged -2.80 percent of GDP from 1948 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 4.80 percent of GDP in 1949 and a record low of -15.10 percent of GDP in 2020. This page provides - United Kingdom Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Government Budget - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2024.

The United Kingdom recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in the United Kingdom is expected to reach -3.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.70 percent of GDP in 2025 and -2.30 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 17101.00 26366.00 persons Mar 2023
Credit Rating 87.00 Apr 2024
Fiscal Expenditure 110852.00 102705.00 GBP Million Mar 2024
Government Budget -4.40 -5.00 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Public Sector Net Borrowing Ex Banks -11939.00 -9524.00 GBP Million Mar 2024
Government Debt 2694.20 2666.80 GBP Billion Mar 2024
Government Debt to GDP 97.60 95.60 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Revenues 98913.00 93181.00 GBP Million Mar 2024
Government Spending 117343.00 117255.00 GBP Million Dec 2023
Government Spending to GDP 44.50 45.30 percent of GDP Dec 2023
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Interest Payments on Government Debt 2485.00 6913.00 GBP Million Mar 2024
Military Expenditure 74942.80 64081.60 USD Million Dec 2023
Public Sector Net Borrowing -11015.00 -8600.00 GBP Million Mar 2024
Public Sector Net Debt to GDP 98.30 97.50 percent of GDP Mar 2024
Tax Revenue 68058.00 64743.00 GBP Million Mar 2024

United Kingdom Government Budget
Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.40 -5.00 4.80 -15.10 1948 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly