Civometry

ONS · April 1997 to July 2026 · £ million

Debt interest paid

Debt interest paid: April 1997 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k200020102020April 1997: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £951m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £447m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £6.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £21.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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PeriodDebt interest paid
April 1997£2.2bn
May 1997£2.4bn
June 1997£4.3bn
July 1997£2.8bn
August 1997£2.9bn
September 1997£3.2bn
October 1997£2bn
November 1997£2.7bn
December 1997£4.7bn
January 1998£3.1bn
February 1998£3.1bn
March 1998£2.9bn
April 1998£3.4bn
May 1998£3.1bn
June 1998£2.9bn
July 1998£3.2bn
August 1998£3.1bn
September 1998£2.6bn
October 1998£3.2bn
November 1998£3bn
December 1998£3.4bn
January 1999£3.3bn
February 1999£2.8bn
March 1999£2.5bn
April 1999£3.1bn
May 1999£3bn
June 1999£2.6bn
July 1999£2.9bn
August 1999£2.8bn
September 1999£2.2bn
October 1999£2.8bn
November 1999£2.8bn
December 1999£3bn
January 2000£3bn
February 2000£2.6bn
March 2000£2.4bn
April 2000£3bn
May 2000£3bn
June 2000£2.8bn
July 2000£3.1bn
August 2000£3.1bn
September 2000£2.3bn
October 2000£3.1bn
November 2000£3.1bn
December 2000£2.9bn
January 2001£3.2bn
February 2001£2.9bn
March 2001£2.2bn
April 2001£2.7bn
May 2001£3.1bn
June 2001£2.4bn
July 2001£3bn
August 2001£2.7bn
September 2001£1.9bn
October 2001£2.9bn
November 2001£2.6bn
December 2001£2.7bn
January 2002£3.1bn
February 2002£2.6bn
March 2002£1.7bn
April 2002£2.7bn
May 2002£2.7bn
June 2002£2.6bn
July 2002£2.2bn
August 2002£2.3bn
September 2002£2.4bn
October 2002£2.4bn
November 2002£2.8bn
December 2002£3.2bn
January 2003£2.7bn
February 2003£2.4bn
March 2003£2.4bn
April 2003£2.5bn
May 2003£3bn
June 2003£2.9bn
July 2003£2.6bn
August 2003£2.6bn
September 2003£2.5bn
October 2003£2.7bn
November 2003£2.9bn
December 2003£3.3bn
January 2004£2.7bn
February 2004£2.4bn
March 2004£2.6bn
April 2004£2.6bn
May 2004£3.1bn
June 2004£3bn
July 2004£2.8bn
August 2004£3.1bn
September 2004£2.7bn
October 2004£2.9bn
November 2004£3.3bn
December 2004£3.6bn
January 2005£3.3bn
February 2005£3bn
March 2005£2.9bn
April 2005£3.1bn
May 2005£3.3bn
June 2005£3.5bn
July 2005£3.3bn
August 2005£3.4bn
September 2005£2.6bn
October 2005£3.1bn
November 2005£3.6bn
December 2005£3.8bn
January 2006£3.3bn
February 2006£3.1bn
March 2006£3.1bn
April 2006£3.2bn
May 2006£3.4bn
June 2006£3.7bn
July 2006£3.5bn
August 2006£3.5bn
September 2006£3bn
October 2006£3.5bn
November 2006£3.8bn
December 2006£4.1bn
January 2007£3.9bn
February 2007£3.8bn
March 2007£3.3bn
April 2007£3.6bn
May 2007£4bn
June 2007£4bn
July 2007£3.9bn
August 2007£4.3bn
September 2007£2.8bn
October 2007£4.2bn
November 2007£4.3bn
December 2007£4.4bn
January 2008£4bn
February 2008£4.2bn
March 2008£2.7bn
April 2008£4.2bn
May 2008£4bn
June 2008£4.5bn
July 2008£4.4bn
August 2008£4.7bn
September 2008£3.1bn
October 2008£4.7bn
November 2008£4.4bn
December 2008£4.7bn
January 2009£3.8bn
February 2009£3.7bn
March 2009£2.8bn
April 2009£4.3bn
May 2009£4.1bn
June 2009£3.5bn
July 2009£3.2bn
August 2009£2.3bn
September 2009£2.1bn
October 2009£4.5bn
November 2009£3.9bn
December 2009£4.2bn
January 2010£4.4bn
February 2010£4.4bn
March 2010£3.5bn
April 2010£4.8bn
May 2010£4.8bn
June 2010£5.4bn
July 2010£4.6bn
August 2010£4.7bn
September 2010£3.5bn
October 2010£5bn
November 2010£5bn
December 2010£5.4bn
January 2011£4.9bn
February 2011£5.2bn
March 2011£4.1bn
April 2011£5.9bn
May 2011£5.2bn
June 2011£5.9bn
July 2011£5.2bn
August 2011£4.8bn
September 2011£4bn
October 2011£6bn
November 2011£5.8bn
December 2011£5.2bn
January 2012£4.9bn
February 2012£4.7bn
March 2012£2.6bn
April 2012£6bn
May 2012£5.4bn
June 2012£4.8bn
July 2012£4.3bn
August 2012£3.6bn
September 2012£3.6bn
October 2012£5.3bn
November 2012£5.2bn
December 2012£5.1bn
January 2013£3.7bn
February 2013£4.6bn
March 2013£4.3bn
April 2013£5.8bn
May 2013£5.3bn
June 2013£5.1bn
July 2013£4.3bn
August 2013£4bn
September 2013£3.6bn
October 2013£5.8bn
November 2013£5.3bn
December 2013£4.2bn
January 2014£4.3bn
February 2014£5bn
March 2014£3.2bn
April 2014£6.1bn
May 2014£4.9bn
June 2014£5bn
July 2014£4.4bn
August 2014£4.9bn
September 2014£3.7bn
October 2014£5.6bn
November 2014£4.9bn
December 2014£4.4bn
January 2015£3.5bn
February 2015£4.6bn
March 2015£1.6bn
April 2015£5.8bn
May 2015£4.7bn
June 2015£5.2bn
July 2015£5bn
August 2015£4.9bn
September 2015£3.2bn
October 2015£5.9bn
November 2015£4bn
December 2015£4.3bn
January 2016£4.9bn
February 2016£5.3bn
March 2016£1.8bn
April 2016£6bn
May 2016£5.5bn
June 2016£4.4bn
July 2016£4.9bn
August 2016£5.4bn
September 2016£4bn
October 2016£5.5bn
November 2016£4.8bn
December 2016£3.8bn
January 2017£4.6bn
February 2017£6.1bn
March 2017£1.8bn
April 2017£7.8bn
May 2017£5.1bn
June 2017£5.5bn
July 2017£5.5bn
August 2017£5bn
September 2017£4.3bn
October 2017£6.6bn
November 2017£4.5bn
December 2017£4.8bn
January 2018£4.7bn
February 2018£6.8bn
March 2018£951m
April 2018£6.8bn
May 2018£4bn
June 2018£5.5bn
July 2018£5.2bn
August 2018£5.3bn
September 2018£3.6bn
October 2018£7.7bn
November 2018£3.7bn
December 2018£4.6bn
January 2019£4.3bn
February 2019£5.3bn
March 2019£447m
April 2019£6.9bn
May 2019£3.8bn
June 2019£7.9bn
July 2019£5bn
August 2019£4.3bn
September 2019£2.9bn
October 2019£7.1bn
November 2019£2.7bn
December 2019£3.4bn
January 2020£4.6bn
February 2020£4.9bn
March 2020£1.6bn
April 2020£5.6bn
May 2020£3.8bn
June 2020£3bn
July 2020£2.6bn
August 2020£3.7bn
September 2020£5.1bn
October 2020£2.1bn
November 2020£4.3bn
December 2020£2.9bn
January 2021£1.8bn
February 2021£5.6bn
March 2021£2bn
April 2021£4.9bn
May 2021£4.5bn
June 2021£9.1bn
July 2021£3.7bn
August 2021£6.6bn
September 2021£5.1bn
October 2021£6bn
November 2021£4.9bn
December 2021£8.6bn
January 2022£6.6bn
February 2022£8.7bn
March 2022£3.9bn
April 2022£7.5bn
May 2022£8.9bn
June 2022£21.2bn
July 2022£7.4bn
August 2022£10.1bn
September 2022£9.7bn
October 2022£8.3bn
November 2022£10.1bn
December 2022£20.3bn
January 2023£9.6bn
February 2023£10.1bn
March 2023£7.3bn
April 2023£13.2bn
May 2023£11.7bn
June 2023£17bn
July 2023£12.1bn
August 2023£9.9bn
September 2023£4.9bn
October 2023£12.5bn
November 2023£11.4bn
December 2023£8.3bn
January 2024£8.3bn
February 2024£11.2bn
March 2024£6.7bn
April 2024£13.2bn
May 2024£12bn
June 2024£11.7bn
July 2024£10.6bn
August 2024£10bn
September 2024£9.3bn
October 2024£12.7bn
November 2024£6.8bn
December 2024£12.1bn
January 2025£9.8bn
February 2025£10.6bn
March 2025£7.7bn
April 2025£12.4bn
May 2025£10.6bn
June 2025£20bn
July 2025£9.9bn
August 2025£11.1bn
September 2025£12.1bn
October 2025£11.2bn
November 2025£5.9bn
December 2025£11.7bn
January 2026£4.1bn
February 2026£15.5bn
March 2026£5.8bn
April 2026£12.4bn
May 2026£14.3bn
June 2026£14.4bn
July 2026£10.3bn

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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