The United Kingdom recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in the United Kingdom averaged -2.83 percent of GDP from 1948 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.80 percent of GDP in 1949 and a record low of -14.70 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Office for Budget Responsibility, UK

Government Budget in the United Kingdom is expected to reach -3.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 87.00 Oct 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 123791.00 116488.00 GBP Million Sep 2026
Government Budget -4.30 -5.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Public Sector Net Borrowing Ex Banks -24520.00 -17252.00 GBP Million Sep 2026
Government Debt 3005.00 2981.20 GBP Billion Sep 2026
Government Debt to GDP 94.30 93.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 99271.00 99236.00 GBP Million Sep 2026
Government Spending 156217.00 157069.00 GBP Million Jun 2026
Government Spending to GDP 44.60 44.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Holidays
Interest Payments on Government Debt 10933.00 8883.00 GBP Million Sep 2026
Military Expenditure 88977.50 89814.60 USD Million Dec 2025
Public Sector Net Borrowing -24520.00 -17252.00 GBP Million Sep 2026
Public Sector Net Debt to GDP 94.00 93.60 percent of GDP Sep 2026
Tax Revenue 66282.00 66630.00 GBP Million Sep 2026


United Kingdom Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.30 -5.20 4.80 -14.70 1948 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly