Civometry

Public sector net debt: record highs and lows

The extremes of public sector net debt as published by ONS, across the 419 periods held here (March 1975 to July 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

£2.99tnJune 2026

Lowest published

£52.1bnMarch 1975

The full series

Public sector net debt: March 1975 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01k2k19801990200020102020March 1975: £52.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1976: £64.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1977: £73.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1978: £79.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1979: £88.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1980: £98.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1981: £113.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1982: £125.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1983: £132.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1984: £143.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1985: £157bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1986: £162.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1987: £167.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1988: £167.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1989: £153.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1990: £151.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1991: £151.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1992: £165.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1993: £201.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1993: £210.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1993: £214.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1993: £216.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1993: £220.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1993: £224.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1993: £229.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1993: £230.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1993: £231.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1993: £234.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1994: £234.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1994: £238.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1994: £249.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1994: £254.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1994: £259.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1994: £262.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1994: £265bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1994: £268.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1994: £273.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1994: £274.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1994: £277.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1994: £278.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1995: £275.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1995: £280.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1995: £290bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1995: £293.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1995: £297.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1995: £301.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1995: £302.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1995: £306.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1995: £310.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1995: £310.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1995: £313.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1995: £313.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1996: £308.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1996: £311.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1996: £322.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1996: £324.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1996: £329.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1996: £333bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1996: £331bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1996: £335.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1996: £339.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1996: £335.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1996: £339.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1996: £341.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1997: £335.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1997: £338.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1997: £347bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1997: £352.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £358bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £364.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £361bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £363.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £365.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £360.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £364.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £365bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £354.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £353.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £360.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £358bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £360.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £367.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £363.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £364.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £366.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £359.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £361.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £364.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £353.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £355.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £363.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £360.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £362bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £367.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £361.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £361bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £361.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £352.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £354bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £368.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £349.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £346.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £353.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £346.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £334.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £341.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £334bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £334.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £326.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £319.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £322.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £333.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £317bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £315.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £322bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £318.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £322.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £330.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £322.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £322.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £324.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £319.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £325.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £335.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £324.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £322.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £330.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £329bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £331.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £339.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £333.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £337.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £343.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £344.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £354bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £368.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £356.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £357.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £369.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £367bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £369.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £375.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £371.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £374.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £383.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £383.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £390.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £404.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £390.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £390.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £404.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £413.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £418.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £430.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £424.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £427.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £438bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £436.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £447.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £463.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £447.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £447.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £460.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £457.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £462.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £473.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £466.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £472bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £483.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £478.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £487.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £503.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £482.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £485.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £499.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £497.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £506.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £520bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £507.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £511.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £524.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £517.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £525.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £539bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £518.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £517.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £535.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £532.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £539.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £551.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £538.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £544.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £553bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £548.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £558.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £574.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £552.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £557.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £567.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £569.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £581.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £600.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £602.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £628.4bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £681.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £689.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £701.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £749.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £748.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £758.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £787.2bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £802.3bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £823.8bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £849.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £854.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £858.1bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £877.5bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £885.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £900.9bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £958.6bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £994.7bn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £1tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £1.03tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £1.03tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £1.05tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £1.07tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £1.07tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £1.08tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £1.11tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £1.11tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £1.13tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £1.15tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £1.14tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £1.15tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £1.17tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £1.17tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £1.18tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £1.2tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £1.2tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £1.21tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £1.22tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £1.22tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £1.23tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £1.25tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £1.23tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £1.24tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £1.26tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £1.26tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £1.27tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £1.29tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £1.29tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £1.29tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £1.31tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £1.32tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £1.33tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £1.35tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £1.34tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £1.34tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £1.37tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £1.37tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £1.38tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £1.4tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £1.39tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £1.4tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £1.42tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £1.42tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £1.43tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £1.45tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £1.44tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £1.45tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £1.46tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £1.47tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £1.48tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £1.5tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £1.49tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £1.5tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £1.51tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £1.52tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £1.53tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £1.55tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £1.53tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £1.53tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £1.55tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £1.55tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £1.56tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £1.58tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £1.57tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £1.57tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £1.58tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £1.59tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £1.6tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £1.6tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £1.58tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £1.58tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £1.6tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £1.6tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £1.61tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £1.62tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £1.61tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £1.62tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £1.63tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £1.64tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £1.66tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £1.69tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £1.66tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £1.68tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £1.71tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £1.71tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £1.73tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £1.75tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £1.75tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £1.75tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £1.76tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £1.75tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £1.74tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £1.73tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £1.75tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £1.76tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £1.78tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £1.76tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £1.78tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £1.78tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £1.79tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £1.8tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £1.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £1.78tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £1.79tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £1.8tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £1.81tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £1.79tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £1.79tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £1.81tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £1.82tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £1.83tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £1.84tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £1.81tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £1.81tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £1.82tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £1.92tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £1.99tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £2.02tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £2.04tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £2.07tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £2.07tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £2.1tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £2.13tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £2.15tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £2.13tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £2.16tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £2.16tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £2.19tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £2.22tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £2.23tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £2.24tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £2.23tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £2.24tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £2.32tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £2.35tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £2.36tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £2.35tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £2.35tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £2.38tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £2.38tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £2.4tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £2.43tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £2.42tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £2.43tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £2.44tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £2.46tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £2.48tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £2.5tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £2.49tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £2.51tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £2.55tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £2.55tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £2.58tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £2.61tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £2.59tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £2.61tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £2.61tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £2.65tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £2.68tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £2.7tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £2.65tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £2.67tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £2.69tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £2.68tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £2.72tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £2.73tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £2.74tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £2.76tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £2.76tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £2.78tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £2.82tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £2.82tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £2.77tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £2.79tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £2.8tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £2.82tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £2.87tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £2.87tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £2.89tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £2.91tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £2.91tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £2.9tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £2.93tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £2.93tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £2.87tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £2.88tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £2.92tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £2.94tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £2.98tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £2.99tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £2.98tn £ billion · published 20 August 2026
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The chart as a table
PeriodPublic sector net debt
March 1975£52.1bn
March 1976£64.7bn
March 1977£73.6bn
March 1978£79.5bn
March 1979£88.6bn
March 1980£98.2bn
March 1981£113.8bn
March 1982£125.2bn
March 1983£132.5bn
March 1984£143.6bn
March 1985£157bn
March 1986£162.5bn
March 1987£167.8bn
March 1988£167.4bn
March 1989£153.7bn
March 1990£151.9bn
March 1991£151.1bn
March 1992£165.8bn
March 1993£201.9bn
April 1993£210.1bn
May 1993£214.7bn
June 1993£216.1bn
July 1993£220.4bn
August 1993£224.9bn
September 1993£229.8bn
October 1993£230.1bn
November 1993£231.1bn
December 1993£234.9bn
January 1994£234.7bn
February 1994£238.5bn
March 1994£249.8bn
April 1994£254.3bn
May 1994£259.1bn
June 1994£262.9bn
July 1994£265bn
August 1994£268.7bn
September 1994£273.5bn
October 1994£274.4bn
November 1994£277.3bn
December 1994£278.4bn
January 1995£275.3bn
February 1995£280.7bn
March 1995£290bn
April 1995£293.9bn
May 1995£297.7bn
June 1995£301.4bn
July 1995£302.6bn
August 1995£306.4bn
September 1995£310.7bn
October 1995£310.5bn
November 1995£313.6bn
December 1995£313.6bn
January 1996£308.7bn
February 1996£311.7bn
March 1996£322.1bn
April 1996£324.9bn
May 1996£329.3bn
June 1996£333bn
July 1996£331bn
August 1996£335.9bn
September 1996£339.3bn
October 1996£335.6bn
November 1996£339.1bn
December 1996£341.9bn
January 1997£335.1bn
February 1997£338.5bn
March 1997£347bn
April 1997£352.5bn
May 1997£358bn
June 1997£364.4bn
July 1997£361bn
August 1997£363.5bn
September 1997£365.4bn
October 1997£360.5bn
November 1997£364.4bn
December 1997£365bn
January 1998£354.9bn
February 1998£353.8bn
March 1998£360.4bn
April 1998£358bn
May 1998£360.9bn
June 1998£367.3bn
July 1998£363.1bn
August 1998£364.4bn
September 1998£366.1bn
October 1998£359.3bn
November 1998£361.7bn
December 1998£364.3bn
January 1999£353.3bn
February 1999£355.1bn
March 1999£363.1bn
April 1999£360.3bn
May 1999£362bn
June 1999£367.4bn
July 1999£361.1bn
August 1999£361bn
September 1999£361.8bn
October 1999£352.8bn
November 1999£354bn
December 1999£368.3bn
January 2000£349.3bn
February 2000£346.5bn
March 2000£353.3bn
April 2000£346.8bn
May 2000£334.5bn
June 2000£341.8bn
July 2000£334bn
August 2000£334.5bn
September 2000£326.6bn
October 2000£319.9bn
November 2000£322.8bn
December 2000£333.3bn
January 2001£317bn
February 2001£315.1bn
March 2001£322bn
April 2001£318.5bn
May 2001£322.2bn
June 2001£330.3bn
July 2001£322.3bn
August 2001£322.9bn
September 2001£324.6bn
October 2001£319.4bn
November 2001£325.6bn
December 2001£335.5bn
January 2002£324.7bn
February 2002£322.7bn
March 2002£330.6bn
April 2002£329bn
May 2002£331.8bn
June 2002£339.1bn
July 2002£333.7bn
August 2002£337.6bn
September 2002£343.6bn
October 2002£344.1bn
November 2002£354bn
December 2002£368.7bn
January 2003£356.9bn
February 2003£357.4bn
March 2003£369.2bn
April 2003£367bn
May 2003£369.6bn
June 2003£375.5bn
July 2003£371.3bn
August 2003£374.7bn
September 2003£383.4bn
October 2003£383.1bn
November 2003£390.9bn
December 2003£404.6bn
January 2004£390.6bn
February 2004£390.8bn
March 2004£404.5bn
April 2004£413.4bn
May 2004£418.3bn
June 2004£430.2bn
July 2004£424.1bn
August 2004£427.4bn
September 2004£438bn
October 2004£436.2bn
November 2004£447.8bn
December 2004£463.8bn
January 2005£447.3bn
February 2005£447.4bn
March 2005£460.9bn
April 2005£457.2bn
May 2005£462.1bn
June 2005£473.3bn
July 2005£466.4bn
August 2005£472bn
September 2005£483.3bn
October 2005£478.6bn
November 2005£487.8bn
December 2005£503.5bn
January 2006£482.9bn
February 2006£485.6bn
March 2006£499.4bn
April 2006£497.8bn
May 2006£506.6bn
June 2006£520bn
July 2006£507.6bn
August 2006£511.9bn
September 2006£524.6bn
October 2006£517.8bn
November 2006£525.7bn
December 2006£539bn
January 2007£518.6bn
February 2007£517.3bn
March 2007£535.2bn
April 2007£532.2bn
May 2007£539.9bn
June 2007£551.2bn
July 2007£538.2bn
August 2007£544.4bn
September 2007£553bn
October 2007£548.7bn
November 2007£558.9bn
December 2007£574.7bn
January 2008£552.3bn
February 2008£557.3bn
March 2008£567.2bn
April 2008£569.6bn
May 2008£581.5bn
June 2008£600.1bn
July 2008£602.5bn
August 2008£628.4bn
September 2008£681.2bn
October 2008£689.7bn
November 2008£701.5bn
December 2008£749.9bn
January 2009£748.6bn
February 2009£758.5bn
March 2009£787.2bn
April 2009£802.3bn
May 2009£823.8bn
June 2009£849.7bn
July 2009£854.5bn
August 2009£858.1bn
September 2009£877.5bn
October 2009£885.7bn
November 2009£900.9bn
December 2009£958.6bn
January 2010£994.7bn
February 2010£1tn
March 2010£1.03tn
April 2010£1.03tn
May 2010£1.05tn
June 2010£1.07tn
July 2010£1.07tn
August 2010£1.08tn
September 2010£1.11tn
October 2010£1.11tn
November 2010£1.13tn
December 2010£1.15tn
January 2011£1.14tn
February 2011£1.15tn
March 2011£1.17tn
April 2011£1.17tn
May 2011£1.18tn
June 2011£1.2tn
July 2011£1.2tn
August 2011£1.21tn
September 2011£1.22tn
October 2011£1.22tn
November 2011£1.23tn
December 2011£1.25tn
January 2012£1.23tn
February 2012£1.24tn
March 2012£1.26tn
April 2012£1.26tn
May 2012£1.27tn
June 2012£1.29tn
July 2012£1.29tn
August 2012£1.29tn
September 2012£1.31tn
October 2012£1.32tn
November 2012£1.33tn
December 2012£1.35tn
January 2013£1.34tn
February 2013£1.34tn
March 2013£1.37tn
April 2013£1.37tn
May 2013£1.38tn
June 2013£1.4tn
July 2013£1.39tn
August 2013£1.4tn
September 2013£1.42tn
October 2013£1.42tn
November 2013£1.43tn
December 2013£1.45tn
January 2014£1.44tn
February 2014£1.45tn
March 2014£1.46tn
April 2014£1.47tn
May 2014£1.48tn
June 2014£1.5tn
July 2014£1.49tn
August 2014£1.5tn
September 2014£1.51tn
October 2014£1.52tn
November 2014£1.53tn
December 2014£1.55tn
January 2015£1.53tn
February 2015£1.53tn
March 2015£1.55tn
April 2015£1.55tn
May 2015£1.56tn
June 2015£1.58tn
July 2015£1.57tn
August 2015£1.57tn
September 2015£1.58tn
October 2015£1.59tn
November 2015£1.6tn
December 2015£1.6tn
January 2016£1.58tn
February 2016£1.58tn
March 2016£1.6tn
April 2016£1.6tn
May 2016£1.61tn
June 2016£1.62tn
July 2016£1.61tn
August 2016£1.62tn
September 2016£1.63tn
October 2016£1.64tn
November 2016£1.66tn
December 2016£1.69tn
January 2017£1.66tn
February 2017£1.68tn
March 2017£1.71tn
April 2017£1.71tn
May 2017£1.73tn
June 2017£1.75tn
July 2017£1.75tn
August 2017£1.75tn
September 2017£1.77tn
October 2017£1.76tn
November 2017£1.75tn
December 2017£1.74tn
January 2018£1.73tn
February 2018£1.75tn
March 2018£1.76tn
April 2018£1.77tn
May 2018£1.77tn
June 2018£1.78tn
July 2018£1.76tn
August 2018£1.77tn
September 2018£1.78tn
October 2018£1.78tn
November 2018£1.79tn
December 2018£1.8tn
January 2019£1.77tn
February 2019£1.77tn
March 2019£1.78tn
April 2019£1.79tn
May 2019£1.8tn
June 2019£1.81tn
July 2019£1.79tn
August 2019£1.79tn
September 2019£1.81tn
October 2019£1.82tn
November 2019£1.83tn
December 2019£1.84tn
January 2020£1.81tn
February 2020£1.81tn
March 2020£1.82tn
April 2020£1.92tn
May 2020£1.99tn
June 2020£2.02tn
July 2020£2.04tn
August 2020£2.07tn
September 2020£2.07tn
October 2020£2.1tn
November 2020£2.13tn
December 2020£2.15tn
January 2021£2.13tn
February 2021£2.16tn
March 2021£2.16tn
April 2021£2.19tn
May 2021£2.22tn
June 2021£2.23tn
July 2021£2.24tn
August 2021£2.23tn
September 2021£2.24tn
October 2021£2.32tn
November 2021£2.35tn
December 2021£2.36tn
January 2022£2.35tn
February 2022£2.35tn
March 2022£2.38tn
April 2022£2.38tn
May 2022£2.4tn
June 2022£2.43tn
July 2022£2.42tn
August 2022£2.43tn
September 2022£2.44tn
October 2022£2.46tn
November 2022£2.48tn
December 2022£2.5tn
January 2023£2.49tn
February 2023£2.51tn
March 2023£2.55tn
April 2023£2.55tn
May 2023£2.58tn
June 2023£2.61tn
July 2023£2.59tn
August 2023£2.61tn
September 2023£2.61tn
October 2023£2.65tn
November 2023£2.68tn
December 2023£2.7tn
January 2024£2.65tn
February 2024£2.67tn
March 2024£2.69tn
April 2024£2.68tn
May 2024£2.72tn
June 2024£2.73tn
July 2024£2.74tn
August 2024£2.76tn
September 2024£2.76tn
October 2024£2.78tn
November 2024£2.82tn
December 2024£2.82tn
January 2025£2.77tn
February 2025£2.79tn
March 2025£2.8tn
April 2025£2.82tn
May 2025£2.87tn
June 2025£2.87tn
July 2025£2.89tn
August 2025£2.91tn
September 2025£2.91tn
October 2025£2.9tn
November 2025£2.93tn
December 2025£2.93tn
January 2026£2.87tn
February 2026£2.88tn
March 2026£2.92tn
April 2026£2.94tn
May 2026£2.98tn
June 2026£2.99tn
July 2026£2.98tn

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.