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OBR · Year ending March 2001 to Year ending March 2025 · per cent of GDP

Debt forecasts, per cent of GDP

Debt forecasts, per cent of GDP: Year ending March 2001 to Year ending March 2025LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%25%50%75%20052010201520202025Year ending March 2001: 28.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 28% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 29.7% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 30.8% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 33.4% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 34.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 34.9% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 35.5% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 50.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 64.4% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 70.6% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 73.9% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 77.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 78.8% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 81.1% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 80.6% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 82.7% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 81.6% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 79.6% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 84.5% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 95.4% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 94.3% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 93.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 94.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 93.2% per cent of GDP · published 26 March 2026
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Source: OBR, Historical official forecasts database, Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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