ONS · August 2021 to July 2026 · £ million

Debt interest paid

Debt interest paid: August 2021 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k202120222023202420252026August 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

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