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OBR · Year ending March 1971 to Year ending March 2025 · £ billion

Borrowing forecasts, £ billion

Borrowing forecasts, £ billion: Year ending March 1971 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010020030019801990200020102020Year ending March 1971: -£323m £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £634m £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £1.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £3.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £5.6bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £7.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £6.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £8.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £8.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £11.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £6bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £8.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £11.8bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £12.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £8.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £5.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: -£5.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £124m £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £7.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £23.8bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £46.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £51.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £43.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £35.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £28.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £10.6bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £123m £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: -£11.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: -£16.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £5.6bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £35bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £43.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £51.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £45.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £40.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £45.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £116.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £159.6bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £142bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £122.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £123.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £102.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £97.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £80.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £57.2bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £59.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £44.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £58.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £310.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £120.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £127.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £134.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £152.7bn £ billion · 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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