IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 70 economies tracked
25.75 (2024)
#n/a of 70 economies
0.9%
1.24×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #10 to #39 (overtook Bulgaria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Financial Assets (% of GDP) — be the first.