Budget balance (United Kingdom): -5.4 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
26 observations from 2000 to 2025. Source: Office for National Statistics.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.4 % GDP |
| 2024 | -6 % GDP |
| 2023 | -6.1 % GDP |
| 2022 | -4.5 % GDP |
| 2021 | -7.6 % GDP |
| 2020 | -12.8 % GDP |
| 2019 | -2.3 % GDP |
| 2018 | -2.2 % GDP |
| 2017 | -2.5 % GDP |
| 2016 | -3.3 % GDP |
| 2015 | -4.5 % GDP |
| 2014 | -5.4 % GDP |
| 2013 | -5.3 % GDP |
| 2012 | -8 % GDP |
| 2011 | -7.5 % GDP |
| 2010 | -9.3 % GDP |
| 2009 | -10.1 % GDP |
| 2008 | -5.2 % GDP |
| 2007 | -2.7 % GDP |
| 2006 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | -2.9 % GDP |
| 2004 | -3.2 % GDP |
| 2003 | -3.2 % GDP |
| 2002 | -2 % GDP |
| 2001 | 0.1 % GDP |
| 2000 | 1.3 % GDP |