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United Kingdom - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -5.38

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-5.38 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 195 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1990

3.52×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#47#1542024 overtook Guyana2025 overtook France
United KingdomTuvaluKuwaitNorwayUnited Arab Emirates

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #47 to #154 (overtook Guyana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1992
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1992
Black Wednesday curated

Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.

1998
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 35 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 48 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-12.91-8.14-3.371.4

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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