IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 78 economies tracked
137.43 (2024)
#n/a of 78 economies
3.6%
1.35×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #4 to #6 (overtook Iceland). 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 Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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