Published 22 Sep 2026, 07:00
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Government debt Selected point August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier
80% 90% 100% August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% Aug 2025 Aug 2026 80% 90% 100% August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% Aug 2025 Jan 2026 Aug 2026 80% 90% 100% August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2021 2026 80% 90% 100% August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2021 2024 2026 60% 80% 100% 120% August 2016 · 80.1% September 2016 · 80.3% October 2016 · 80.6% November 2016 · 81.2% December 2016 · 82.5% January 2017 · 80.7%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2017 · 81.5%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2017 · 82.3%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier June 2017 · 83.5%, up 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier July 2017 · 83.2%, up 3.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2017 · 83.1%, up 3.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2017 · 83.9%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier October 2017 · 83.0%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2017 · 82.2%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2017 · 81.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2018 · 80.8%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier February 2018 · 81.7%, up 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier March 2018 · 81.7%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2018 · 82.0%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2018 · 81.9%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2018 · 82.1%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier July 2018 · 81.0%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2018 · 81.2%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier October 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier November 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2018 · 81.4%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2019 · 79.9%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier February 2019 · 79.8%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2019 · 79.7%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2019 · 79.9%, down 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier May 2019 · 80.1%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2019 · 80.3%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier July 2019 · 79.6%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2019 · 79.3%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2019 · 79.9%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier October 2019 · 81.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier November 2019 · 82.8%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2019 · 84.2%, up 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier January 2020 · 83.5%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2020 · 83.7%, up 3.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2020 · 84.5%, up 4.8 percentage points on a year earlier April 2020 · 89.6%, up 9.7 percentage points on a year earlier May 2020 · 93.2%, up 13.1 percentage points on a year earlier June 2020 · 95.3%, up 15.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2020 · 96.0%, up 16.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2020 · 97.7%, up 18.4 percentage points on a year earlier September 2020 · 98.1%, up 18.2 percentage points on a year earlier October 2020 · 98.1%, up 16.6 percentage points on a year earlier November 2020 · 98.0%, up 15.2 percentage points on a year earlier December 2020 · 97.7%, up 13.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2021 · 96.1%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2021 · 96.3%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier March 2021 · 95.5%, up 11.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2021 · 96.2%, up 6.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2021 · 96.5%, up 3.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2021 · 95.9%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier July 2021 · 95.4%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2016 2026 60% 80% 100% 120% August 2016 · 80.1% September 2016 · 80.3% October 2016 · 80.6% November 2016 · 81.2% December 2016 · 82.5% January 2017 · 80.7%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2017 · 81.5%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2017 · 82.3%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier June 2017 · 83.5%, up 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier July 2017 · 83.2%, up 3.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2017 · 83.1%, up 3.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2017 · 83.9%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier October 2017 · 83.0%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2017 · 82.2%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2017 · 81.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2018 · 80.8%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier February 2018 · 81.7%, up 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier March 2018 · 81.7%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2018 · 82.0%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2018 · 81.9%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2018 · 82.1%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier July 2018 · 81.0%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2018 · 81.2%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier October 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier November 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2018 · 81.4%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2019 · 79.9%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier February 2019 · 79.8%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2019 · 79.7%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2019 · 79.9%, down 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier May 2019 · 80.1%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2019 · 80.3%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier July 2019 · 79.6%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2019 · 79.3%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2019 · 79.9%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier October 2019 · 81.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier November 2019 · 82.8%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2019 · 84.2%, up 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier January 2020 · 83.5%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2020 · 83.7%, up 3.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2020 · 84.5%, up 4.8 percentage points on a year earlier April 2020 · 89.6%, up 9.7 percentage points on a year earlier May 2020 · 93.2%, up 13.1 percentage points on a year earlier June 2020 · 95.3%, up 15.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2020 · 96.0%, up 16.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2020 · 97.7%, up 18.4 percentage points on a year earlier September 2020 · 98.1%, up 18.2 percentage points on a year earlier October 2020 · 98.1%, up 16.6 percentage points on a year earlier November 2020 · 98.0%, up 15.2 percentage points on a year earlier December 2020 · 97.7%, up 13.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2021 · 96.1%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2021 · 96.3%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier March 2021 · 95.5%, up 11.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2021 · 96.2%, up 6.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2021 · 96.5%, up 3.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2021 · 95.9%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier July 2021 · 95.4%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2016 2021 2026 60% 80% 100% 120% January 2016 · 80.4% February 2016 · 80.1% March 2016 · 80.6% April 2016 · 80.7% May 2016 · 80.7% June 2016 · 80.8% July 2016 · 80.0% August 2016 · 80.1% September 2016 · 80.3% October 2016 · 80.6% November 2016 · 81.2% December 2016 · 82.5% January 2017 · 80.7%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2017 · 81.5%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2017 · 82.3%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier June 2017 · 83.5%, up 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier July 2017 · 83.2%, up 3.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2017 · 83.1%, up 3.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2017 · 83.9%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier October 2017 · 83.0%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2017 · 82.2%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2017 · 81.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2018 · 80.8%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier February 2018 · 81.7%, up 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier March 2018 · 81.7%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2018 · 82.0%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2018 · 81.9%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2018 · 82.1%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier July 2018 · 81.0%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2018 · 81.2%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier October 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier November 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2018 · 81.4%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2019 · 79.9%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier February 2019 · 79.8%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2019 · 79.7%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2019 · 79.9%, down 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier May 2019 · 80.1%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2019 · 80.3%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier July 2019 · 79.6%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2019 · 79.3%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2019 · 79.9%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier October 2019 · 81.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier November 2019 · 82.8%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2019 · 84.2%, up 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier January 2020 · 83.5%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2020 · 83.7%, up 3.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2020 · 84.5%, up 4.8 percentage points on a year earlier April 2020 · 89.6%, up 9.7 percentage points on a year earlier May 2020 · 93.2%, up 13.1 percentage points on a year earlier June 2020 · 95.3%, up 15.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2020 · 96.0%, up 16.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2020 · 97.7%, up 18.4 percentage points on a year earlier September 2020 · 98.1%, up 18.2 percentage points on a year earlier October 2020 · 98.1%, up 16.6 percentage points on a year earlier November 2020 · 98.0%, up 15.2 percentage points on a year earlier December 2020 · 97.7%, up 13.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2021 · 96.1%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2021 · 96.3%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier March 2021 · 95.5%, up 11.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2021 · 96.2%, up 6.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2021 · 96.5%, up 3.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2021 · 95.9%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier July 2021 · 95.4%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2016 2026 60% 80% 100% 120% January 2016 · 80.4% February 2016 · 80.1% March 2016 · 80.6% April 2016 · 80.7% May 2016 · 80.7% June 2016 · 80.8% July 2016 · 80.0% August 2016 · 80.1% September 2016 · 80.3% October 2016 · 80.6% November 2016 · 81.2% December 2016 · 82.5% January 2017 · 80.7%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2017 · 81.5%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2017 · 82.3%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2017 · 82.7%, up 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier June 2017 · 83.5%, up 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier July 2017 · 83.2%, up 3.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2017 · 83.1%, up 3.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2017 · 83.9%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier October 2017 · 83.0%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2017 · 82.2%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2017 · 81.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2018 · 80.8%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier February 2018 · 81.7%, up 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier March 2018 · 81.7%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2018 · 82.0%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2018 · 81.9%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2018 · 82.1%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier July 2018 · 81.0%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier August 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2018 · 81.2%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier October 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier November 2018 · 81.2%, down 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier December 2018 · 81.4%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2019 · 79.9%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier February 2019 · 79.8%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2019 · 79.7%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2019 · 79.9%, down 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier May 2019 · 80.1%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2019 · 80.3%, down 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier July 2019 · 79.6%, down 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2019 · 79.3%, down 1.9 percentage points on a year earlier September 2019 · 79.9%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier October 2019 · 81.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier November 2019 · 82.8%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2019 · 84.2%, up 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier January 2020 · 83.5%, up 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2020 · 83.7%, up 3.9 percentage points on a year earlier March 2020 · 84.5%, up 4.8 percentage points on a year earlier April 2020 · 89.6%, up 9.7 percentage points on a year earlier May 2020 · 93.2%, up 13.1 percentage points on a year earlier June 2020 · 95.3%, up 15.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2020 · 96.0%, up 16.4 percentage points on a year earlier August 2020 · 97.7%, up 18.4 percentage points on a year earlier September 2020 · 98.1%, up 18.2 percentage points on a year earlier October 2020 · 98.1%, up 16.6 percentage points on a year earlier November 2020 · 98.0%, up 15.2 percentage points on a year earlier December 2020 · 97.7%, up 13.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2021 · 96.1%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2021 · 96.3%, up 12.6 percentage points on a year earlier March 2021 · 95.5%, up 11.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2021 · 96.2%, up 6.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2021 · 96.5%, up 3.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2021 · 95.9%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier July 2021 · 95.4%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2021 · 93.9%, down 3.8 percentage points on a year earlier September 2021 · 93.2%, down 4.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2021 · 95.9%, down 2.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2021 · 96.4%, down 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2021 · 96.2%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier January 2022 · 94.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier February 2022 · 94.0%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier March 2022 · 94.3%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.5 percentage points on a year earlier May 2022 · 93.7%, down 2.8 percentage points on a year earlier June 2022 · 93.9%, down 2.0 percentage points on a year earlier July 2022 · 93.1%, down 2.3 percentage points on a year earlier August 2022 · 92.8%, down 1.1 percentage points on a year earlier September 2022 · 92.7%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2022 · 92.5%, down 3.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2022 · 92.8%, down 3.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2022 · 93.1%, down 3.1 percentage points on a year earlier January 2023 · 92.1%, down 2.7 percentage points on a year earlier February 2023 · 92.5%, down 1.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2023 · 93.1%, down 1.2 percentage points on a year earlier April 2023 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier May 2023 · 94.0%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier June 2023 · 94.8%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier July 2023 · 93.7%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier August 2023 · 93.8%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier September 2023 · 93.5%, up 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier October 2023 · 94.6%, up 2.1 percentage points on a year earlier November 2023 · 95.2%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier December 2023 · 95.5%, up 2.4 percentage points on a year earlier January 2024 · 93.7%, up 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2024 · 93.9%, up 1.4 percentage points on a year earlier March 2024 · 94.1%, up 1.0 percentage points on a year earlier April 2024 · 93.4%, up 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier May 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier June 2024 · 94.5%, down 0.3 percentage points on a year earlier July 2024 · 94.2%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier August 2024 · 94.5%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier September 2024 · 94.0%, up 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier October 2024 · 94.4%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier November 2024 · 95.2%, same as a year earlier December 2024 · 94.8%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier January 2025 · 93.1%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier February 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.5 percentage points on a year earlier March 2025 · 93.4%, down 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier April 2025 · 93.8%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier May 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier June 2025 · 94.5%, same as a year earlier July 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier August 2025 · 95.1%, up 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier September 2025 · 94.9%, up 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier October 2025 · 94.0%, down 0.4 percentage points on a year earlier November 2025 · 94.6%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier December 2025 · 94.2%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier January 2026 · 92.3%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier February 2026 · 92.6%, down 0.8 percentage points on a year earlier March 2026 · 93.3%, down 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier April 2026 · 93.6%, down 0.2 percentage points on a year earlier May 2026 · 94.3%, down 0.6 percentage points on a year earlier June 2026 · 94.6%, up 0.1 percentage points on a year earlier July 2026 · 94.0%, down 0.9 percentage points on a year earlier August 2026 · 93.8%, down 1.3 percentage points on a year earlier 93.8% 2016 2021 2026 Usual range (middle 80% of the last 10 years)
70% 80% 90% 100% 2015 to 2016 · 80.6% 2016 to 2017 · 82.7% 2017 to 2018 · 81.7% 2018 to 2019 · 79.7% 2019 to 2020 · 84.5% 2020 to 2021 · 95.5% 2021 to 2022 · 94.3% 2022 to 2023 · 93.1% 2023 to 2024 · 94.1% 2024 to 2025 · 93.4% 2025 to 2026 · 93.3% 2026 to 2027 so far · April to August · 93.8% 15/16 17/18 19/20 21/22 23/24 26/27 70% 80% 90% 100% 2015 to 2016 · 80.6% 2016 to 2017 · 82.7% 2017 to 2018 · 81.7% 2018 to 2019 · 79.7% 2019 to 2020 · 84.5% 2020 to 2021 · 95.5% 2021 to 2022 · 94.3% 2022 to 2023 · 93.1% 2023 to 2024 · 94.1% 2024 to 2025 · 93.4% 2025 to 2026 · 93.3% 2026 to 2027 so far · April to August · 93.8% 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 90% 92% 94% 96% April 2023 · 93.1% May 2023 · 94.0% June 2023 · 94.8% July 2023 · 93.7% August 2023 · 93.8% September 2023 · 93.5% October 2023 · 94.6% November 2023 · 95.2% December 2023 · 95.5% January 2024 · 93.7% February 2024 · 93.9% March 2024 · 94.1% April 2024 · 93.4% May 2024 · 94.5% June 2024 · 94.5% July 2024 · 94.2% August 2024 · 94.5% September 2024 · 94.0% October 2024 · 94.4% November 2024 · 95.2% December 2024 · 94.8% January 2025 · 93.1% February 2025 · 93.4% March 2025 · 93.4% April 2025 · 93.8% May 2025 · 94.9% June 2025 · 94.5% July 2025 · 94.9% August 2025 · 95.1% September 2025 · 94.9% October 2025 · 94.0% November 2025 · 94.6% December 2025 · 94.2% January 2026 · 92.3% February 2026 · 92.6% March 2026 · 93.3% April 2026 · 93.6% May 2026 · 94.3% June 2026 · 94.6% July 2026 · 94.0% August 2026 · 93.8% 23/24 26/27 24/25 25/26 Apr Jul Oct Mar 90% 92% 94% 96% April 2023 · 93.1% May 2023 · 94.0% June 2023 · 94.8% July 2023 · 93.7% August 2023 · 93.8% September 2023 · 93.5% October 2023 · 94.6% November 2023 · 95.2% December 2023 · 95.5% January 2024 · 93.7% February 2024 · 93.9% March 2024 · 94.1% April 2024 · 93.4% May 2024 · 94.5% June 2024 · 94.5% July 2024 · 94.2% August 2024 · 94.5% September 2024 · 94.0% October 2024 · 94.4% November 2024 · 95.2% December 2024 · 94.8% January 2025 · 93.1% February 2025 · 93.4% March 2025 · 93.4% April 2025 · 93.8% May 2025 · 94.9% June 2025 · 94.5% July 2025 · 94.9% August 2025 · 95.1% September 2025 · 94.9% October 2025 · 94.0% November 2025 · 94.6% December 2025 · 94.2% January 2026 · 92.3% February 2026 · 92.6% March 2026 · 93.3% April 2026 · 93.6% May 2026 · 94.3% June 2026 · 94.6% July 2026 · 94.0% August 2026 · 93.8% 23/24 26/27 24/25 25/26 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Each year is the level at the end of March. A year still in progress shows the latest month. 2026 to 2027 so far covers April to August.
Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far. 2026 to 2027 so far covers April to August.
Source: Office for National Statistics 22 Sep 2026, 07:00
What this means for people Debt is what the public sector still owes. Interest on it is paid from taxes or more borrowing.
The percentage is the stock of debt at the end of the month, set against a year of GDP. Public sector banks are left out.
Latest figures See the figures as a table The latest 12 readings, newest first. Period Value August 2026 93.8% July 2026 94.0% June 2026 94.6% May 2026 94.3% April 2026 93.6% March 2026 93.3% February 2026 92.6% January 2026 92.3% December 2025 94.2% November 2025 94.6% October 2025 94.0% September 2025 94.9%
Each year is the level at the end of March. A year still in progress shows the latest month. Year Period covered Value 2026 to 2027 so far April to August 93.8% 2025 to 2026 April to March 93.3% 2024 to 2025 April to March 93.4% 2023 to 2024 April to March 94.1% 2022 to 2023 April to March 93.1% 2021 to 2022 April to March 94.3% 2020 to 2021 April to March 95.5% 2019 to 2020 April to March 84.5% 2018 to 2019 April to March 79.7% 2017 to 2018 April to March 81.7% 2016 to 2017 April to March 82.7% 2015 to 2016 January to March 80.6%
Each month Each month is that month's figure, not a total so far. Period 2023 to 2024 2024 to 2025 2025 to 2026 2026 to 2027 so far April 93.1% 93.4% 93.8% 93.6% May 94.0% 94.5% 94.9% 94.3% June 94.8% 94.5% 94.5% 94.6% July 93.7% 94.2% 94.9% 94.0% August 93.8% 94.5% 95.1% 93.8% September 93.5% 94.0% 94.9% October 94.6% 94.4% 94.0% November 95.2% 95.2% 94.6% December 95.5% 94.8% 94.2% January 93.7% 93.1% 92.3% February 93.9% 93.4% 92.6% March 94.1% 93.4% 93.3%
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How to read this The stock of debt, not this month's borrowing This is how much is still owed, compared with a year of GDP. One month of borrowing adds to the stock. Borrowing less does not, by itself, bring it down.
Banks owned by the public are left out Public sector banks are excluded. Including them would change the percentage.
Not seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month last year.
Compared with the size of the economy A rise can come from more debt or from a smaller economy. It is not a cash amount.
Source
Publisher Office for National Statistics
Official title Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks, as a percentage of gross domestic product, not seasonally adjusted
Series HF6X
Geography United Kingdom
Status Accredited official statistics Cite this Office for National Statistics (2026) Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks, as a percentage of gross domestic product, not seasonally adjusted, August 2026 (series HF6X ).