{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-government-debt-gdp/","title":"United Kingdom Central Government Debt (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United Kingdom's Central Government Debt (% of GDP): 130.7 % of GDP in 2024, -5.4pp YoY. 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Government debt levels set the fiscal space for stimulus and directly price sovereign credit risk. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 194.7 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 29.2 in 1991. The latest reading of 130.7 in 2024 represents a change of -5.4pp."}]}