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United Kingdom - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 276.34

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

276.34 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

1.8%

Growth since 1999

1.52×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319901995200020052010201520202025#119#1042024 overtook Lebanon2025 overtook Guinea-Bissau
United KingdomAlgeriaNaoeroRussian FederationChina

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #119 to #104 (overtook Lebanon). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Black Wednesday curated

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

2003
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2024
Overtook Lebanon in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 57 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1999-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1999200920192025181.35244.02306.68369.35

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