ONS · January 1993 to July 2026 · £ million

Public sector net borrowing

Public sector net borrowing: January 1993 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-50k-25k025k200020102020January 1993: £1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1993: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1993: -£8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1993: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1993: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1993: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1993: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1993: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1993: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1993: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1994: £1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1994: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1994: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1994: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1994: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1994: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1994: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1994: -£5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1994: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1994: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1994: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1994: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1995: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1995: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1995: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1995: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1995: -£1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1995: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1995: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1995: £567m £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1995: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1995: -£3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1996: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1996: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1996: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1996: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1996: -£297m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1996: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1996: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1996: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1996: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1996: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1997: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1997: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: -£562m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: -£1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: -£211m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: -£3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £6.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: -£917m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: -£335m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: -£1.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: -£920m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £401m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: -£2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £677m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £281m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £590m £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £337m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: -£993m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £701m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: -£640m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: -£1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: -£922m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: -£887m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: -£7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: -£2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: -£4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £112m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: -£592m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: -£596m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: -£6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: -£13bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: -£15.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: -£16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: -£14.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: -£21.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: -£13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: -£11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: -£16bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: -£14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: -£9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: -£14.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: -£750m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: -£21.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: -£8.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: -£13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £685m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: -£9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: -£8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: -£10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: -£9.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: -£5.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: -£721m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: -£7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: -£10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £179m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: -£219m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: -£2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: -£7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £19m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: -£49bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: -£51.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: -£32.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: -£21.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: -£28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: -£17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: -£21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: -£23.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: -£24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: -£23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: -£13.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: -£16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: -£13.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: -£18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: -£605m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: -£15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: -£15.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: -£17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: -£20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: -£19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: -£15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: -£8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: -£14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: -£17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: -£14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: -£18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: -£13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: -£19.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: -£18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: -£22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: -£15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £32.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: -£12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: -£23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: -£19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026

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Source: ONS, Public sector finances time series (PUSF), Public sector finances, UK: July 2026 (published 20 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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