IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked
101.29 (2024)
#n/a of 88 economies
2.0%
0.56×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #9 to #79 (overtook Malaysia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Privatisation and deregulation reshape the British economy.
Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.
Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.
Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Debt — be the first.