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OBR · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · £ billion

Debt interest forecasts

Debt interest forecasts: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05010020162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: £46.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £49.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £56.2bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £50.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £50.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £41bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £70.9bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £108.1bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £83.2bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £85.4bn £ 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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