{
 "id": "uk-govdebt",
 "name": "Government debt, % of GDP",
 "region": "uk",
 "layer": "structural",
 "unit": "%",
 "cadence": "quarterly",
 "state": "context",
 "latest": {
  "period": "2026-01-01",
  "value": 86.5
 },
 "stale": false,
 "trend": "falling",
 "publisher": "Bank for International Settlements",
 "series_code": "WS_TC Q.GB.G.A.M.770.A",
 "licence": "BIS terms of use: free reuse with attribution",
 "description": "Credit to the general government sector as a share of GDP, the BIS's core debt measure: loans and debt securities at market value, consolidated. Shown for context; it has no threshold. The BIS measure was 87 % of GDP in early 2026, close to the ONS's public sector net debt.",
 "points": [
  {
   "period": "1966-01-01",
   "value": 44.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1966-04-01",
   "value": 46.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1966-07-01",
   "value": 46.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1966-10-01",
   "value": 85.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1967-01-01",
   "value": 77.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1967-04-01",
   "value": 78
  },
  {
   "period": "1967-07-01",
   "value": 79.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1967-10-01",
   "value": 85.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1968-01-01",
   "value": 77.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1968-04-01",
   "value": 77.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1968-07-01",
   "value": 77.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1968-10-01",
   "value": 80
  },
  {
   "period": "1969-01-01",
   "value": 69.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1969-04-01",
   "value": 68
  },
  {
   "period": "1969-07-01",
   "value": 67.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1969-10-01",
   "value": 73.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1970-01-01",
   "value": 64.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1970-04-01",
   "value": 62.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1970-07-01",
   "value": 61.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1970-10-01",
   "value": 64.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1971-01-01",
   "value": 59.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1971-04-01",
   "value": 59.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1971-07-01",
   "value": 61.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1971-10-01",
   "value": 65.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1972-01-01",
   "value": 58.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1972-04-01",
   "value": 56
  },
  {
   "period": "1972-07-01",
   "value": 55.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1972-10-01",
   "value": 57.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1973-01-01",
   "value": 54.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1973-04-01",
   "value": 55.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1973-07-01",
   "value": 53.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1973-10-01",
   "value": 53
  },
  {
   "period": "1974-01-01",
   "value": 49.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1974-04-01",
   "value": 50.8
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  {
   "period": "1974-07-01",
   "value": 51
  },
  {
   "period": "1974-10-01",
   "value": 49.3
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  {
   "period": "1975-01-01",
   "value": 50
  },
  {
   "period": "1975-04-01",
   "value": 48.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1975-07-01",
   "value": 49.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1975-10-01",
   "value": 49.5
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  {
   "period": "1976-01-01",
   "value": 48.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1976-04-01",
   "value": 48.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1976-07-01",
   "value": 47.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1976-10-01",
   "value": 47.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1977-01-01",
   "value": 50.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1977-04-01",
   "value": 49.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1977-07-01",
   "value": 53.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1977-10-01",
   "value": 53.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1978-01-01",
   "value": 51.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1978-04-01",
   "value": 48.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1978-07-01",
   "value": 47.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1978-10-01",
   "value": 47
  },
  {
   "period": "1979-01-01",
   "value": 48.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1979-04-01",
   "value": 47.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1979-07-01",
   "value": 47.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1979-10-01",
   "value": 44.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1980-01-01",
   "value": 41.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1980-04-01",
   "value": 43.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1980-07-01",
   "value": 43.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1980-10-01",
   "value": 43.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1981-01-01",
   "value": 42.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1981-04-01",
   "value": 43.1
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  {
   "period": "1981-07-01",
   "value": 41.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1981-10-01",
   "value": 40.9
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  {
   "period": "1982-01-01",
   "value": 41.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1982-04-01",
   "value": 41.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1982-07-01",
   "value": 43.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1982-10-01",
   "value": 44.6
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  {
   "period": "1983-01-01",
   "value": 43.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1983-04-01",
   "value": 44.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1983-07-01",
   "value": 44.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1983-10-01",
   "value": 44.1
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  {
   "period": "1984-01-01",
   "value": 43.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1984-04-01",
   "value": 43
  },
  {
   "period": "1984-07-01",
   "value": 43.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1984-10-01",
   "value": 44.1
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  {
   "period": "1985-01-01",
   "value": 42.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1985-04-01",
   "value": 42.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1985-07-01",
   "value": 43
  },
  {
   "period": "1985-10-01",
   "value": 42.8
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  {
   "period": "1986-01-01",
   "value": 44.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1986-04-01",
   "value": 44.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1986-07-01",
   "value": 43
  },
  {
   "period": "1986-10-01",
   "value": 42.8
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  {
   "period": "1987-01-01",
   "value": 44.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1987-04-01",
   "value": 43.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1987-07-01",
   "value": 41.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1987-10-01",
   "value": 41.6
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  {
   "period": "1988-01-01",
   "value": 41.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1988-04-01",
   "value": 38.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1988-07-01",
   "value": 37.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1988-10-01",
   "value": 36.5
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  {
   "period": "1989-01-01",
   "value": 35.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1989-04-01",
   "value": 33.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1989-07-01",
   "value": 32.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1989-10-01",
   "value": 31.3
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  {
   "period": "1990-01-01",
   "value": 28.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1990-04-01",
   "value": 29.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1990-07-01",
   "value": 28.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1990-10-01",
   "value": 28.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1991-01-01",
   "value": 27.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1991-04-01",
   "value": 29.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1991-07-01",
   "value": 29.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1991-10-01",
   "value": 28.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1992-01-01",
   "value": 28.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1992-04-01",
   "value": 30.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1992-07-01",
   "value": 32.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1992-10-01",
   "value": 33.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1993-01-01",
   "value": 35.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1993-04-01",
   "value": 37.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1993-07-01",
   "value": 39.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1993-10-01",
   "value": 42
  },
  {
   "period": "1994-01-01",
   "value": 40.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1994-04-01",
   "value": 39.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1994-07-01",
   "value": 40.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1994-10-01",
   "value": 40.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1995-01-01",
   "value": 41.5
  },
  {
   "period": "1995-04-01",
   "value": 43
  },
  {
   "period": "1995-07-01",
   "value": 44.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1995-10-01",
   "value": 44.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-01-01",
   "value": 43.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-04-01",
   "value": 44.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-07-01",
   "value": 45.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1996-10-01",
   "value": 44.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-01-01",
   "value": 44
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-04-01",
   "value": 45.4
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-07-01",
   "value": 46.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1997-10-01",
   "value": 45.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-01-01",
   "value": 45
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-04-01",
   "value": 45.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-07-01",
   "value": 46.6
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  {
   "period": "1998-10-01",
   "value": 46.9
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  {
   "period": "1999-01-01",
   "value": 45.6
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-04-01",
   "value": 44.8
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-07-01",
   "value": 43
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-10-01",
   "value": 43.6
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  {
   "period": "2000-01-01",
   "value": 41.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-04-01",
   "value": 41.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-07-01",
   "value": 40.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-10-01",
   "value": 41.2
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  {
   "period": "2001-01-01",
   "value": 39
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-04-01",
   "value": 37.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-07-01",
   "value": 37.5
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  {
   "period": "2001-10-01",
   "value": 37.2
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  {
   "period": "2002-01-01",
   "value": 36.3
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  {
   "period": "2002-04-01",
   "value": 37.3
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  {
   "period": "2002-07-01",
   "value": 38.1
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  {
   "period": "2002-10-01",
   "value": 38.4
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  {
   "period": "2003-01-01",
   "value": 38.1
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  {
   "period": "2003-04-01",
   "value": 38.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-07-01",
   "value": 38.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-10-01",
   "value": 38.9
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  {
   "period": "2004-01-01",
   "value": 38.9
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  {
   "period": "2004-04-01",
   "value": 39.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-07-01",
   "value": 40.5
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  {
   "period": "2004-10-01",
   "value": 42.4
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  {
   "period": "2005-01-01",
   "value": 41.4
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  {
   "period": "2005-04-01",
   "value": 43.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-07-01",
   "value": 43.3
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  {
   "period": "2005-10-01",
   "value": 44.5
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  {
   "period": "2006-01-01",
   "value": 43.4
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  {
   "period": "2006-04-01",
   "value": 43.7
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  {
   "period": "2006-07-01",
   "value": 44.4
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  {
   "period": "2006-10-01",
   "value": 44.3
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  {
   "period": "2007-01-01",
   "value": 43.1
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  {
   "period": "2007-04-01",
   "value": 42.9
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  {
   "period": "2007-07-01",
   "value": 43.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-10-01",
   "value": 45.6
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  {
   "period": "2008-01-01",
   "value": 45
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-04-01",
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  },
  {
   "period": "2008-07-01",
   "value": 48.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-10-01",
   "value": 55.1
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  {
   "period": "2009-01-01",
   "value": 57.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-04-01",
   "value": 60.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-07-01",
   "value": 65.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-10-01",
   "value": 68.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-01-01",
   "value": 74.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-04-01",
   "value": 77.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-07-01",
   "value": 82.3
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  {
   "period": "2010-10-01",
   "value": 81.3
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  {
   "period": "2011-01-01",
   "value": 80.5
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  {
   "period": "2011-04-01",
   "value": 84.6
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  {
   "period": "2011-07-01",
   "value": 89.9
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  {
   "period": "2011-10-01",
   "value": 94.9
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  {
   "period": "2012-01-01",
   "value": 93.9
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  {
   "period": "2012-04-01",
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  {
   "period": "2012-07-01",
   "value": 96
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-10-01",
   "value": 96.8
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  {
   "period": "2013-01-01",
   "value": 98
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-04-01",
   "value": 94.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-07-01",
   "value": 93.9
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  {
   "period": "2013-10-01",
   "value": 93
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-01-01",
   "value": 94.1
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  {
   "period": "2014-04-01",
   "value": 95.2
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  {
   "period": "2014-07-01",
   "value": 97
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  {
   "period": "2014-10-01",
   "value": 103.6
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  {
   "period": "2015-01-01",
   "value": 104.3
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  {
   "period": "2015-04-01",
   "value": 102.3
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  {
   "period": "2015-07-01",
   "value": 103.8
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  {
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   "value": 102.6
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  {
   "period": "2016-01-01",
   "value": 105.1
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  {
   "period": "2016-04-01",
   "value": 112.5
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  {
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   "value": 115.4
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  {
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   "value": 112.7
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  {
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   "value": 111.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-04-01",
   "value": 109.1
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  {
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   "value": 107.5
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  {
   "period": "2017-10-01",
   "value": 110.2
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  {
   "period": "2018-01-01",
   "value": 107.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-04-01",
   "value": 107.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-07-01",
   "value": 105.5
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  {
   "period": "2018-10-01",
   "value": 107
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  {
   "period": "2019-01-01",
   "value": 108.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-04-01",
   "value": 109.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-07-01",
   "value": 114.8
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  {
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   "value": 109.9
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  {
   "period": "2020-01-01",
   "value": 113.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-04-01",
   "value": 131.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-07-01",
   "value": 134.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-10-01",
   "value": 140
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  {
   "period": "2021-01-01",
   "value": 132.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-04-01",
   "value": 132.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-07-01",
   "value": 129.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-10-01",
   "value": 131.1
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  {
   "period": "2022-01-01",
   "value": 117.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-04-01",
   "value": 104.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-07-01",
   "value": 91.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-10-01",
   "value": 89.8
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  {
   "period": "2023-01-01",
   "value": 89.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-04-01",
   "value": 86.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-07-01",
   "value": 83.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-10-01",
   "value": 90.4
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  {
   "period": "2024-01-01",
   "value": 88.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-04-01",
   "value": 88.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-07-01",
   "value": 89.2
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  {
   "period": "2024-10-01",
   "value": 85.8
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  {
   "period": "2025-01-01",
   "value": 85.1
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  {
   "period": "2025-04-01",
   "value": 86.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-07-01",
   "value": 86.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-10-01",
   "value": 88.9
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  {
   "period": "2026-01-01",
   "value": 86.5
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 ],
 "url": "https://worldstat.us/indicator/uk-govdebt"
}