Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpinThe chart as a table
Period
Debt interest paid
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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