United Kingdom: Government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1689–2025 · 337 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef
- 2025
- −166 billionlocal currency
Government deficit
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Recent values
Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -59,907 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -61,578 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -68,803 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -88,833 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -143,357 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -162,303 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -165,836 | |
| 2024 | -177,277 | |
| 2023 | -166,305 | |
| 2022 | -122,116 | |
| 2021 | -179,852 | |
| 2020 | -274,360 | |
| 2019 | -55,372 | |
| 2018 | -47,641 | |
| 2017 | -51,509 | |
| 2016 | -65,515 |
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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