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Public sector net debt as a share of GDP

Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks and the Bank of England, as a percentage of GDP, monthly.

Net debt, % of GDP

94.0%

Sep 2026

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:52 UTC
Net debt, % of GDP
0%20%40%60%80%100%Oct 16Jun 18Feb 20Oct 21Jun 23Feb 25Sep 2694.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodNet debt, % of GDP
Sep 202694.0%
Aug 202693.6%
Jul 202693.8%
Jun 202694.5%
May 202694.2%
Apr 202693.5%
Mar 202693.2%
Feb 202692.5%
Jan 202692.2%
Dec 202594.2%
Nov 202594.5%
Oct 202593.9%
Sep 202594.7%
Aug 202594.8%
Jul 202594.6%
Jun 202594.2%
May 202594.5%
Apr 202593.3%
Mar 202592.9%
Feb 202592.9%
Jan 202592.4%
Dec 202494.1%
Nov 202494.5%
Oct 202493.7%
Sep 202493.3%
Aug 202493.9%
Jul 202493.6%
Jun 202494.0%
May 202494.0%
Apr 202492.9%
Mar 202493.7%
Feb 202493.5%
Jan 202493.4%
Dec 202395.2%
Nov 202395.0%
Oct 202394.4%
Sep 202393.3%
Aug 202393.5%
Jul 202393.3%
Jun 202394.3%
May 202393.5%
Apr 202392.7%
Mar 202392.7%
Feb 202392.1%
Jan 202391.7%
Dec 202292.6%
Nov 202292.4%
Oct 202292.1%
Sep 202292.3%
Aug 202292.4%
Jul 202292.7%
Jun 202293.6%
May 202293.3%
Apr 202293.3%
Mar 202293.9%
Feb 202293.6%
Jan 202294.4%
Dec 202195.8%
Nov 202196.0%
Oct 202195.5%
Sep 202192.8%
Aug 202193.5%
Jul 202195.0%
Jun 202195.5%
May 202196.1%
Apr 202195.9%
Mar 202195.2%
Feb 202196.0%
Jan 202195.8%
Dec 202097.4%
Nov 202097.7%
Oct 202097.8%
Sep 202097.8%
Aug 202097.4%
Jul 202095.7%
Jun 202095.0%
May 202092.9%
Apr 202089.2%
Mar 202084.1%
Feb 202083.4%
Jan 202083.1%
Dec 201983.9%
Nov 201982.4%
Oct 201981.1%
Sep 201979.6%
Aug 201979.0%
Jul 201979.2%
Jun 201980.0%
May 201979.7%
Apr 201979.6%
Mar 201979.4%
Feb 201979.5%
Jan 201979.5%
Dec 201881.1%
Nov 201880.8%
Oct 201880.9%
Sep 201880.9%
Aug 201880.9%
Jul 201880.8%
Jun 201881.8%
May 201881.7%
Apr 201881.8%
Mar 201881.5%
Feb 201881.5%
Jan 201880.6%
Dec 201781.6%
Nov 201782.0%
Oct 201782.8%
Sep 201783.7%
Aug 201782.8%
Jul 201783.0%
Jun 201783.3%
May 201782.5%
Apr 201782.2%
Mar 201782.5%
Feb 201781.4%
Jan 201780.6%
Dec 201682.4%
Nov 201681.1%
Oct 201680.5%

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Publisher
Office for National Statistics
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/timeseries/hf6x/pusf
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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30 October 2026, 11:45 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z; next release 20 November 2026
Series as published
PS: Net Debt (excluding public sector banks) as a % of GDP: NSA (HF6X, dataset PUSF)
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