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ONS · January 1993 to July 2026 · £ million

Public sector net borrowing

Public sector net borrowing: January 1993 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour-50k-25k025k200020102020January 1993: £1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1993: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1993: -£8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1993: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1993: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1993: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1993: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1993: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1993: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1993: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1993: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1994: £1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1994: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1994: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1994: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1994: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1994: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1994: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1994: -£5.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1994: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1994: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1994: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1994: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1995: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1995: -£5.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1995: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1995: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1995: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1995: -£1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1995: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1995: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1995: £567m £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1995: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1995: -£3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1996: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1996: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1996: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1996: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1996: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1996: -£297m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1996: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1996: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1996: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1996: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1996: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1997: £5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1997: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: -£562m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £1.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: -£1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: -£211m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: -£3.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £6.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: -£3.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: -£917m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: -£335m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £3.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: -£1.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: -£920m £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £401m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: -£2.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £677m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £281m £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £590m £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £337m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: -£993m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: -£3.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £701m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: -£640m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: -£2.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: -£1.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: -£922m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: -£887m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: -£1.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: -£7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: -£2.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: -£4.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £112m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: -£3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: -£2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: -£3.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: -£2.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: -£4.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: -£3.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: -£4.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: -£592m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: -£596m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: -£5.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: -£6.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: -£5.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: -£6.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: -£3.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: -£13bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: -£15.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: -£16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: -£14.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: -£21.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: -£13.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: -£11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: -£16bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: -£14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: -£14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: -£1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: -£13.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: -£9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: -£9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: -£14.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: -£14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: -£750m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: -£21.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: -£12.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: -£8.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: -£2.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: -£13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: -£12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £685m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: -£10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: -£9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: -£8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: -£3.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: -£8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: -£307m £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: -£6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: -£10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: -£3.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: -£12.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: -£6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: -£7.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: -£7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: -£2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: -£8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: -£10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: -£9.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £6.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: -£5.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: -£5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: -£12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: -£721m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: -£7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: -£10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £179m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: -£219m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: -£2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: -£7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £19m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: -£49bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: -£51.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: -£32.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: -£21.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: -£28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: -£17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: -£21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: -£23.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: -£24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: -£23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: -£13.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: -£16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: -£13.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: -£18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: -£605m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: -£15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: -£15.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: -£17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: -£20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: -£19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: -£15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: -£8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: -£14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: -£17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: -£14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: -£18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: -£13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: -£19.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: -£18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: -£22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: -£15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £32.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: -£12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: -£23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: -£19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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PeriodPublic sector net borrowing
January 1993£1.3bn
February 1993-£6bn
March 1993-£8.2bn
April 1993-£5.4bn
May 1993-£5.4bn
June 1993-£4.9bn
July 1993-£3bn
August 1993-£5.1bn
September 1993-£4.2bn
October 1993-£2.1bn
November 1993-£4.1bn
December 1993-£4.3bn
January 1994£1.1bn
February 1994-£5.5bn
March 1994-£8.5bn
April 1994-£6bn
May 1994-£5.3bn
June 1994-£3.4bn
July 1994-£2.5bn
August 1994-£5.6bn
September 1994-£2.9bn
October 1994-£1.2bn
November 1994-£3.2bn
December 1994-£3.5bn
January 1995£2.5bn
February 1995-£5.1bn
March 1995-£7.7bn
April 1995-£4bn
May 1995-£4.1bn
June 1995-£4bn
July 1995-£1.7bn
August 1995-£5.8bn
September 1995-£2.9bn
October 1995£567m
November 1995-£3.3bn
December 1995-£3.7bn
January 1996£3.7bn
February 1996-£3.8bn
March 1996-£6.3bn
April 1996-£4.8bn
May 1996-£4.8bn
June 1996-£4.2bn
July 1996-£297m
August 1996-£5.3bn
September 1996-£2.7bn
October 1996£3.4bn
November 1996-£2.4bn
December 1996-£2.3bn
January 1997£5.2bn
February 1997-£3bn
March 1997-£6.8bn
April 1997-£2.9bn
May 1997-£3bn
June 1997-£5bn
July 1997-£562m
August 1997-£2.9bn
September 1997-£2.7bn
October 1997£1.6bn
November 1997£1.7bn
December 1997-£1bn
January 1998£7.5bn
February 1998-£211m
March 1998-£3.1bn
April 1998-£1.9bn
May 1998-£3.9bn
June 1998-£3.4bn
July 1998£2.7bn
August 1998-£2bn
September 1998-£1.8bn
October 1998£6.4bn
November 1998-£3.1bn
December 1998-£917m
January 1999£6.8bn
February 1999£2.2bn
March 1999-£1.2bn
April 1999-£335m
May 1999-£3.4bn
June 1999-£2.5bn
July 1999£3.7bn
August 1999-£1.5bn
September 1999-£307m
October 1999£7.5bn
November 1999-£2.5bn
December 1999-£920m
January 2000£9.7bn
February 2000£1.6bn
March 2000£401m
April 2000-£2.8bn
May 2000£9.3bn
June 2000-£2.7bn
July 2000£3.8bn
August 2000-£3.3bn
September 2000£4.1bn
October 2000-£1.1bn
November 2000-£1.2bn
December 2000-£1.3bn
January 2001£6.9bn
February 2001£4bn
March 2001£677m
April 2001£281m
May 2001-£1.4bn
June 2001£590m
July 2001£2bn
August 2001£1bn
September 2001-£1.4bn
October 2001-£3.2bn
November 2001-£3.3bn
December 2001-£2.9bn
January 2002£3.4bn
February 2002£337m
March 2002-£993m
April 2002-£2.4bn
May 2002-£3.5bn
June 2002-£3.3bn
July 2002£701m
August 2002-£2.1bn
September 2002-£4.4bn
October 2002-£3.8bn
November 2002-£5.2bn
December 2002-£4.9bn
January 2003-£640m
February 2003-£2.9bn
March 2003-£2.5bn
April 2003-£3.2bn
May 2003-£6.1bn
June 2003-£4.4bn
July 2003-£1.6bn
August 2003-£4.2bn
September 2003-£5.9bn
October 2003-£4.4bn
November 2003-£5.4bn
December 2003-£5.2bn
January 2004-£922m
February 2004-£887m
March 2004-£1.4bn
April 2004-£7.8bn
May 2004-£5.9bn
June 2004-£2.2bn
July 2004-£2.4bn
August 2004-£4.6bn
September 2004-£5.9bn
October 2004-£5.2bn
November 2004-£5.9bn
December 2004-£5.4bn
January 2005£112m
February 2005-£3bn
March 2005-£3.4bn
April 2005-£8.6bn
May 2005-£2.3bn
June 2005-£2.5bn
July 2005-£1.1bn
August 2005-£4.3bn
September 2005-£5.3bn
October 2005-£4.7bn
November 2005-£7.9bn
December 2005-£5.5bn
January 2006£2.4bn
February 2006-£3.2bn
March 2006-£2.4bn
April 2006-£4.5bn
May 2006-£4.8bn
June 2006-£3.8bn
July 2006-£1.1bn
August 2006-£3.6bn
September 2006-£6.9bn
October 2006-£4.2bn
November 2006-£7.1bn
December 2006-£4.5bn
January 2007£4.4bn
February 2007-£592m
March 2007-£4.4bn
April 2007-£3.4bn
May 2007-£4.9bn
June 2007-£4bn
July 2007-£596m
August 2007-£5.2bn
September 2007-£5.4bn
October 2007-£6.2bn
November 2007-£6.3bn
December 2007-£5.4bn
January 2008£5.5bn
February 2008-£3.4bn
March 2008-£5.9bn
April 2008-£6.5bn
May 2008-£7.5bn
June 2008-£6.7bn
July 2008-£3.4bn
August 2008-£8.7bn
September 2008-£13bn
October 2008-£10.7bn
November 2008-£12.3bn
December 2008-£15.3bn
January 2009-£6.9bn
February 2009-£11.1bn
March 2009-£14bn
April 2009-£10.9bn
May 2009-£13.5bn
June 2009-£16.5bn
July 2009-£9.3bn
August 2009-£12bn
September 2009-£16.4bn
October 2009-£14.8bn
November 2009-£14.2bn
December 2009-£21.3bn
January 2010-£7.7bn
February 2010-£9.8bn
March 2010-£13.2bn
April 2010-£9.3bn
May 2010-£13.3bn
June 2010-£12.1bn
July 2010-£9.3bn
August 2010-£11.6bn
September 2010-£16bn
October 2010-£14.3bn
November 2010-£14.8bn
December 2010-£17.1bn
January 2011-£1.2bn
February 2011-£9.6bn
March 2011-£13.3bn
April 2011-£11.9bn
May 2011-£9.7bn
June 2011-£9.9bn
July 2011-£4.7bn
August 2011-£9.6bn
September 2011-£14.1bn
October 2011-£12.9bn
November 2011-£11.3bn
December 2011-£14bn
January 2012-£750m
February 2012-£10.4bn
March 2012-£12.8bn
April 2012-£21.6bn
May 2012-£12.9bn
June 2012-£8.8bn
July 2012-£2.3bn
August 2012-£10bn
September 2012-£13.1bn
October 2012-£12.2bn
November 2012-£12.3bn
December 2012-£13.5bn
January 2013£685m
February 2013-£7.1bn
March 2013-£10.7bn
April 2013-£11.3bn
May 2013-£9.1bn
June 2013-£8.3bn
July 2013-£3.6bn
August 2013-£8.5bn
September 2013-£12bn
October 2013-£11.3bn
November 2013-£11.5bn
December 2013-£10.9bn
January 2014-£307m
February 2014-£9.5bn
March 2014-£6.2bn
April 2014-£12.6bn
May 2014-£10.1bn
June 2014-£7.9bn
July 2014-£3.5bn
August 2014-£8.7bn
September 2014-£12.8bn
October 2014-£11.5bn
November 2014-£8.9bn
December 2014-£12.1bn
January 2015£3bn
February 2015-£6.5bn
March 2015-£6bn
April 2015-£12bn
May 2015-£7.5bn
June 2015-£7.7bn
July 2015-£2bn
August 2015-£8.6bn
September 2015-£11.4bn
October 2015-£10.4bn
November 2015-£9.2bn
December 2015-£7.4bn
January 2016£6.2bn
February 2016-£5.7bn
March 2016-£5bn
April 2016-£12.2bn
May 2016-£7.2bn
June 2016-£4.9bn
July 2016-£721m
August 2016-£7.3bn
September 2016-£10.8bn
October 2016-£8bn
November 2016-£6.9bn
December 2016-£5.3bn
January 2017£8.6bn
February 2017£179m
March 2017-£2.7bn
April 2017-£12.6bn
May 2017-£7.2bn
June 2017-£6.5bn
July 2017-£219m
August 2017-£5.5bn
September 2017-£9.9bn
October 2017-£8bn
November 2017-£6.5bn
December 2017-£4.4bn
January 2018£5.8bn
February 2018-£2.6bn
March 2018-£1.8bn
April 2018-£10bn
May 2018-£4.5bn
June 2018-£4.1bn
July 2018£2.5bn
August 2018-£7bn
September 2018-£8.9bn
October 2018-£9.3bn
November 2018-£5.8bn
December 2018-£5.4bn
January 2019£10.3bn
February 2019-£2.1bn
March 2019£19m
April 2019-£11.1bn
May 2019-£4.7bn
June 2019-£6.8bn
July 2019£1.2bn
August 2019-£4.9bn
September 2019-£8.7bn
October 2019-£11.3bn
November 2019-£5.5bn
December 2019-£6.1bn
January 2020£8.2bn
February 2020-£1.9bn
March 2020-£6.8bn
April 2020-£49bn
May 2020-£51.1bn
June 2020-£32.2bn
July 2020-£21.8bn
August 2020-£24bn
September 2020-£28bn
October 2020-£17.9bn
November 2020-£21.4bn
December 2020-£23.9bn
January 2021-£1.3bn
February 2021-£15.5bn
March 2021-£24.8bn
April 2021-£23.5bn
May 2021-£17.1bn
June 2021-£18.7bn
July 2021-£4.3bn
August 2021-£13.9bn
September 2021-£16.8bn
October 2021-£8bn
November 2021-£7.4bn
December 2021-£9.8bn
January 2022£12bn
February 2022-£7.1bn
March 2022-£5.5bn
April 2022-£13.4bn
May 2022-£8.7bn
June 2022-£18.9bn
July 2022-£605m
August 2022-£7.9bn
September 2022-£15.4bn
October 2022-£11.1bn
November 2022-£15.6bn
December 2022-£15.9bn
January 2023£8.6bn
February 2023-£10.9bn
March 2023-£17.6bn
April 2023-£20bn
May 2023-£15.4bn
June 2023-£19.1bn
July 2023-£2.7bn
August 2023-£11.5bn
September 2023-£15.5bn
October 2023-£16.5bn
November 2023-£15bn
December 2023-£8.1bn
January 2024£14.3bn
February 2024-£11.4bn
March 2024-£14.4bn
April 2024-£19.4bn
May 2024-£17.5bn
June 2024-£14.6bn
July 2024-£4bn
August 2024-£14.9bn
September 2024-£18.8bn
October 2024-£19.4bn
November 2024-£13.5bn
December 2024-£18.7bn
January 2025£14.7bn
February 2025-£11.9bn
March 2025-£13.8bn
April 2025-£19.6bn
May 2025-£18bn
June 2025-£24bn
July 2025-£1.1bn
August 2025-£14.9bn
September 2025-£22.2bn
October 2025-£15.8bn
November 2025-£9.5bn
December 2025-£12.6bn
January 2026£32.3bn
February 2026-£12.4bn
March 2026-£12bn
April 2026-£23.1bn
May 2026-£19bn
June 2026-£12.8bn
July 2026-£1.8bn

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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