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Track the fiscal pressures on UK government finances, including debt levels, borrowing, tax receipts, and debt interest costs.
Policy analysts, economists, citizens interested in public finances
Key Indicators
The most important metrics for this tracker
public-sector-net-debt-gdp
public-sector-net-borrowing
debt-interest-costs
Detailed Analysis
In-depth charts exploring the key trends
public-sector-net-debt-gdp
public-sector-net-borrowing
tax-receipts
debt-interest-costs
public-sector-net-investment
Supporting Context
Additional data for broader context
debt-interest-share-of-tax-receipts
borrowing-vs-investment
ten-year-gilt-yield
bank-rate
Methodology
- -Debt and borrowing data is from ONS Public Sector Finances
- -Debt is expressed as a percentage of GDP for international comparability
- -Borrowing figures are Public Sector Net Borrowing excluding public sector banks
Important Caveats
- -Fiscal data is subject to revisions as more complete information becomes available
- -Different debt measures exist - we use Public Sector Net Debt excluding Bank of England
- -Monthly borrowing figures can be volatile - annual comparisons are more reliable
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