United Kingdom: General government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1700–2025 · 326 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef
- 2025
- −159 billionlocal currency
General government deficit
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Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -58,122 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -59,744 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -66,753 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -86,187 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -98,888 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -117,965 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -159,463 | |
| 2024 | -157,800 | |
| 2023 | -155,828 | |
| 2022 | -116,050 | |
| 2021 | -177,623 | |
| 2020 | -274,447 | |
| 2019 | -54,920 | |
| 2018 | -48,049 | |
| 2017 | -51,285 | |
| 2016 | -65,692 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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